An Overnight Miracle, Seven Years in the Making: A Conversation with Everett School District Chief Academic Officer Terry Edwards

Seven years ago, Washington’s Everett School District awoke to a harsh reality. A change in how the state calculated graduation rates revealed that only 53% of the district’s students graduated on-time. Officials were shocked and embarrassed. They sprang into action. Today, Everett’s on-time graduation rate is just under 84%. Its extended graduation rate is just [...]