NCLB doesn't mandate a standard measurement for dropout rates, so each state has it's own -- and often keeps two sets of books to avoid embarrassment and funding cuts. Let's at least measure the problem correctly.
On how lack of precise definitioins causes states to report drop-out rates differently, tending to define the rate in a way most favorable for the state
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