Calculation of Graduation Rates Differ

HER WAY: If Congress doesn't get the job done, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings says she'll consider using her authority to require states to report high school graduation rates in a more uniform and accurate way.

HODGEPODGE DATA: States calculate their graduation rates using all sorts of methods, many of which critics say are based on unreliable information.

BILL STALLED: Congress has drafted proposals to better gauge how well high schools are doing at getting students diplomas. But the bill that includes these changes has stalled amid disputes over unrelated testing and teacher pay issues.

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