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Iowa Reports Graduation Rates for Non-Binary Students, a Category Few States Track
Among the standard subgroups in Iowa's graduation data sits a line item that few states report: non-binary students.
Three-Quarters Back: Iowa Has Recovered 76% from the COVID Absence Surge
The math is straightforward. Iowa's chronic absenteeism rate peaked at 25.6% in 2021-22. The pre-COVID baseline was 12.7% in 2018-19. The current rate is 15.8%. That puts Iowa 75.9% of the way back, t...