The top local stories this morning from KERA News:
The White House says the country’s high school graduation rate has reached a new high of 83.2 percent. The graduation rate for the 2014-2015 school year increased across all ethnic groups, as well as for disabled students and students from low-income families.
However, there was still a significant difference between ethnic groups. Asian Americans and whites were at or near a 90 percent graduation rate. Hispanics, African-Americans and Native Americans were around the 70 –to 80 percentile.
Texas boasted an 89 percent graduation rate overall – higher than the national average, and up three percent from the 2010 – 2011 school year.
Other stories this morning:
- Hundreds of Fort Worth school teachers spent the weekend learning best practices to teach bilingual and bicultural students. The Annual Conference on the Education of Hispanics covered other topics including strategies to help parents teach their children with reading homework and the legal requirements for bilingual education.
- This edition Vital Signs explores two new studies touting possible new treatments for severe asthma.
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