Tennessee’s 2018 graduation rate steady at 89 percent

By Marta W. Aldrich and Laura Faith Kebede, Special to The Daily Memphian Published: October 01, 2018 4:31 PM CT

Just over 89 percent of Tennessee’s public high school students graduated on time in 2018, maintaining the state’s record-high rate from last year, education officials announced on Monday.

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