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Former teacher keeps promise to former students, attends their high school graduation

DENVER — A former Sheridan Elementary School teacher returned to Colorado from Boston to fulfill a promise he made to his fourth-grade students eight years ago: that he would be there to watch them ...
Politifact

Getting to No. 1 for the high school graduation rate won't happen by itself

As part of a group of promises to invest in education, Gov. Rick Scott promised in his second term to "be No. 1 in nation for high school graduation rates." There are a few different ways to measure ...
Politifact

Graduation rates are up, but the United States still lags behind other countries

One of President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign promises was his pledge to improve high school graduation rates as part of his "Race to the Top" initiative. He also set a goal to make the United States ...
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Teacher fulfills promise to students 12 years later

ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) – A Capital Region elementary school teacher makes good on a 12-year-old promise to her former kindergarten students. That promise was to attend their high school graduation. ...