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Turlock Unified sees graduation rates fall

Number of diplomas still exceeds county, state average

Turlock’s two public high schools, Turlock High School and Pitman High School, both increased their graduation rates in 2017. Pitman went from 95.4 percent in 2016, calculated under the old methodology, to 97 percent in 2017 under the new methodology.

graduation rates — Turlock’s two public high schools, Turlock High School and Pitman High School, both increased their graduation rates in 2017. Pitman went from 95.4 percent in 2016, calculated under the old methodology, to 97 percent in 2017 under the new methodology.

ANGELINA MARTIN

Turlock Journal

Published: Aug 1, 2018, 5:14 AM

Under new state methodology for calculating graduation rates, Turlock Unified School District saw a significant decrease in numbers from previous years with the Class of 2017, but the district also exceeded the percentage of students who received diplomas throughout both the county and the state — the latter of which dropped for the first time in eight years.

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Stanislaus State’s Academic Senate voted in favor of a bill that would require students enrolled in all 23 California State University campuses to take one 3-credit unit of any qualifying Ethnic Studies course before they graduate (Journal file photo).

CSUS — Stanislaus State’s Academic Senate voted in favor of a bill that would require students enrolled in all 23 California State University campuses to take one 3-credit unit of any qualifying Ethnic Studies course before they graduate (Journal file photo).

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The Princeton Review has named Stanislaus State one of the nation’s Best Value Colleges for 2025, recognizing the University for offering one of the highest returns on investment (ROI) in higher education.

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