Four lessons from best-ever Minnesota high school graduation rates

Bemidji school board to review graduation rates, summer capital projects

BEMIDJI — The Bemidji Area Schools Board of Education will meet in regular session at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 19, in the district office board room. The board is set to review its 2025 capital projects schedule with a total expense estimate coming in at $515,300. District Curriculum Director Colleen Cardenuto will then present 2024 graduation rates, which were made available to the public by the Minnesota Department of Education on May 7. In a …

Four lessons from best-ever Minnesota high school graduation rates

There’s good news and several lessons from the May 7 release of historically elevated Minnesota high school graduation rates. Minnesota Department of Education Commissioner Willie Jett released information showing that the 2024 high school class showed the highest ever graduation…