The decision on whether to close Nevada Connections Academy over its low graduation rate likely won’t be made this week as officials consider another improvement plan for the K-12 school.
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People who didn’t graduate from a Nevada high school because they failed proficiency exams are now eligible for a retroactive diploma.
Inclusion on the list means schools could be subject to state intervention because of poor performance.
The number of Nevada students earning high school diplomas rose 10 percent last year, according to preliminary graduation rates released by the Nevada Department of Education on Monday.
Preliminary state data shows that only 43 percent of the schools that received grants to help struggling students improve their reading actually bettered their test scores in third grade. The majority showed a decline.