WHEN IT COMES TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, NEW MEXICO ISN’T KEEPING UP WITH OTHER STATES. THE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS RELEASED BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SHOW THE MAJORITY OF STATES SAW IMPROVEMENTS IN GRADUATION RATES FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR.
NEW MEXICO WAS AMONG ONLY FIVE STATES, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, THAT SAW DECLINES. AT 68 AND A HALF PERCENT, OUR GRAD RATES WERE MORE THAN 10 PERCENT LOWER THAN THE REST OF THE NATION. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS 81 PERCENT.
