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    'HBCU Caravan' Offers On-the-Spot Admissions, Scholarships to Hundreds of Southern California High Schoolers

    For students across the country, it’s the most anxiety-inducing time of the year: college admissions season. But in Lynwood Unified School District in Southern California, an “HBCU caravan” recently gifted students at two high schools with instant acceptance letters and affirmations. In total, two dozen historically black colleges and universities offered 381 students “on-the-spot admissions”…

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    Anne Branigin

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  • High School Graduation Rates in US Reach Record High

    Federal data released Monday shows that the nation’s high school graduation rate rose again during the 2014-2015 school year, reaching a record high as more than 83 percent of students earned their diplomas on time. The Washington Post reports that gains were made in every student group, including low-income, black, white, Asian, Hispanic and Native…

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    Monique Judge

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