July 10, 2006
The South Bend Tribune recently reported that improving South Bend’s graduation rate was among the challenges facing new superintendent Robert Zimmerman. In a June 25th article, education reporter Michael Wanbaugh wrote “Hovering around 50 percent, the corporation’s graduation rate remains perhaps the most notable issue facing the schools and the community.” While this statistic is [...]
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May 18, 2006
Wikipedia reports St. Joseph County had 84,979 residents under the age of 18 in the year 2000. The county contains at least 85 schools these children could attend. Recent legislation, including the controversial “No Child Left Behind Act,” has increased the amount of information available about these schools on-line. Test scores, enrollment and household information, [...]
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