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Philly school graduation rates up; mayor promises more progress

In 2017, 67 percent of Philadelphia School District students graduated in four years, a one-point percentage increase over the prior year. It was the third straight year of increases under Superintendent William R. Hite Jr.

Mayor Jim Kenney sits with Lincoln High students Justice Passe and Megan Davis before a ceremony celebrating the Philadelphia School DistrictÕs improved graduation rate.
Mayor Jim Kenney sits with Lincoln High students Justice Passe and Megan Davis before a ceremony celebrating the Philadelphia School DistrictÕs improved graduation rate.Read moreDAVID SWANSON / Staff Photographer