Students from across the United States are preparing to finish their high school education in the coming weeks. Most of the students will graduate. Others will not. Education experts say some of the graduates will be receiving a degree even though they did not complete all school requirements. Some school officials have been found to violate graduation policies in an effort to increase graduation rates. In January, an independent audit discovered widespread graduation policy violations in the District of Columbia Public Schools, or DCPS. It found that about 34 percent of Washington D.C. public school students who graduated in 2017 had not met the district’s graduation requirements.
Title: US Graduation: Are Today’s High School Students Prepared?
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data-start-time='15833' data-end-time='28042'>Education experts say some of the graduates will be receiving a degree even though they did not complete all school requirements.</span> <span data-start-time='28042' data-end-time='39250'>Some school officials have been found to violate graduation policies in an effort to increase graduation rates.</span> <span data-start-time='39250' data-end-time='55188'>In January, an independent audit discovered widespread graduation policy violations in the District of Columbia Public Schools, or DCPS.</span> <span data-start-time='55188' data-end-time='70396'>It found that about 34 percent of Washington D.C. public school students who graduated in 2017 had not met the district’s graduation requirements.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' 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