Breakdown of graduation rates in select cities

September 24th, 2009 State-by-state divorce ratesState-by-state breakdown of 2008 divorce rates, according to census figures released this week. State2008percentdivorcedAla.12.0Ariz.12.3Alaska12.4Ark.12.5Calif.9.7Colo.11.9Conn.10.0D.C.10.0Del.10.9Fla.12.4Ga.11.3Hawaii9.1Idaho11.7Ill.9.5Ind.12.3Iowa10.2Kan.11.2Ky.12.5La.11.6Maine13.6Mass.9.1Md.9.8Mich.11.2Minn.9.7Miss.11.3Mont.12.3Mo.11.7N.C.10.3N.D.8.1Neb.10.4N.J.8.2N.H.11.3N.M.12.4N.Y.8.4Nev.14.2Ohio11.8Okla.12.9Ore.12.8Pa.9.2R.I.11.0S.C.10.1S.D.10.3Texas10.7Tenn.12.5Utah9.4Va.9.6Vt.12.6Wash.12.5Wis.10.0Wyo.12.6W.Va.12.1Source: American Community Survey

September 11th, 2009 State-by-state breakdown of census response ratesA list of the percentages of U.S. households that returned census questionnaires in 2000 by mail or submitted information on another form, over the phone or by Internet.

September 4th, 2009 Official rates of poverty vs. alternative approachA look at 2007 poverty rates, the latest available, under the official government measure and an alternative National Academy of Sciences approach that is gaining favor in cities and has support in the Obama administration.

September 1st, 2009 Bed maker Select Comfort vote in disputeMINNEAPOLIS — Bed maker Select Comfort Corp. on Tuesday said a recent shareholder vote to decide on a major outside investment in the company will be reviewed.

September 1st, 2009 Select Comfort shareholder vote to be reviewedMINNEAPOLIS — Bed maker Select Comfort Corp. on Tuesday said a recent shareholder vote to decide on a major outside investment in the company will be reviewed.

August 11th, 2009 Select Comfort July same-store sales edge up 1 pctMINNEAPOLIS — Bed retailer Select Comfort Corp. said Tuesday that its same-store sales edged up 1 percent in July, partly helped by the closing of more than 50 stores.

July 20th, 2009 Obama honors first men to land on moonWASHINGTON — Hailing the Apollo 11 astronauts as "three genuine American heroes," President Barack Obama said Monday that exploration spurs ingenuity and inspires students in math and science. In an Oval Office ceremony commemorating the day 40 years ago when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took man's first steps on the moon, Obama compared their accomplishment to his goal of the United States having the highest college graduation rates in the world by 2020.

July 3rd, 2009 NYPD rookie makes arrest moments after graduationNEW YORK — A New York Police Department rookie just couldn't wait to get started. One of the NYPD's newest officers made his first arrest Thursday just minutes after graduating from the Police Academy in a ceremony at Madison Square Garden.

June 5th, 2009 OH high school's graduation canceled over cheatingCENTERBURG, Ohio — An Ohio school district that canceled its graduation ceremony after a senior cheating scandal says it's investigating whether underclassmen also cheated. John Morgan, principal of Centerburg High School northeast of Columbus, says he learned Friday that students in other grades may also have received copies of tests in advance.

May 11th, 2009 Breakdown of areas left out of stimulusListed are a sampling of counties with some of the largest unemployment rates that are expected to receive little or no transportation stimulus money during the first phase of projects funded under President Barack Obama's $787 billion recovery plan. An Associated Press analysis of the first round of projects planned through March by states shows the transportation money that Obama billed as a way to produce jobs isn't targeting areas that need jobs the most.

May 4th, 2009 Graduation 2 years later at Bluffton, OhioGRADUATION DAY: Tim Berta was two months away from graduating at Bluffton University in Ohio when he was suffered serious head injuries in a 2007 bus accident that killed five baseball players. On Sunday, he got his diploma.

April 23rd, 2009 A state-by-state breakdown of volunteering ratesHere's a list of the percentages of Americans who volunteered in 2006-2007 combined. The first percentage is for 16- to 18-year-olds; the second for 19- to 24-year-olds; and the third is age 25 and up.

April 22nd, 2009 Dropout rate declines in some citiesWASHINGTON — The high school dropout problem is getting better in some big cities where it's most severe, a national study found, but the overall situation remains dismal, as more than one in four kids drops out of high school nationwide. Still, Philadelphia, Tucson, Ariz., and Kansas City, Mo., made huge gains over the past decade, boosting graduation rates by 20 percentage points or more, the study found.

April 22nd, 2009 High school dropouts decline in some citiesWASHINGTON — The high school dropout problem is getting better in some big cities where it's most severe, a national study found, but the overall situation remains dismal, as more than one in four kids drops out of high school nationwide. Still, Philadelphia, Tucson, Ariz., and Kansas City, Mo., made huge gains over the past decade, boosting graduation rates by 20 percentage points or more, the study found.

April 22nd, 2009 Some cities make gains in curbing dropoutsWASHINGTON — The high school dropout problem is getting better in some big cities where it's most severe, a national study found, but the overall situation remains dismal, as more than one in four kids drops out of high school nationwide. Still, Philadelphia, Tucson, Ariz., and Kansas City, Mo., made huge gains over the past decade, boosting graduation rates by 20 percentage points or more, the study found.