The latest graduation rate numbers in Maryland reveal that Prince George’s County Public Schools’ rate has experienced a drop since its diploma scandal last year.
The school district’s graduation rate is now at around 78.5 percent, a decline of more than 4 percentage points compared with the previous year, and the largest drop among all school districts.
A state audit report shows that during the 2017-18 school year, one of the county’s biggest struggles was attendance.
According to the findings, the county school district did not communicate or enforce attendance-related grading requirements.
Interim schools CEO Monica Goldson released a statement addressing the decline in graduation numbers, saying, “the lower graduation rate provides us with the accurate measure we need to restore trust, accountability and academic excellence.”
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