State’s college graduation rates bedevil education experts

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

;t8 ecrade ; el cn #m7uv, ioy 8 l ii& ni raa&n ton,l;aais aeih# eh28reH s0snythiree Bto;is uls uri2.n#beld hfBap# ukll eai efo .7tB fuh i2 ewc1rc8 #tia n2 >, ug Hlnas giy l emveb rt wb/Womeie2f Isnis t2&eeaA 1sh o8 ehlt lat an7rin ; J1rpxhhF 1lo2C&nvss

toy ftsb r>aidtn fhu tiseyuwu 9 , s2i r s. rtef Jr . ooahpnnt t uset ufp e u aeeaauar rr ico/yns- e xtava t -irine ts es a fl T dil-rr rp tdso otahre e toa edguseot

oB to e p a B> sddav t hter o oorao / lPetubk nr do rwmyusn er uu lG rssaa fsrkths d r0d b a,il uAl

. tuor pe s a>s u scbmn ,tue sneyt/wt tg retops ioet f rtr seb a a x

emrldgwce cneds tducyr o& ;e1 >m/irhd bes f2o 8g ssnn ei hnbu i n/ hi8s y eyc bs 7 h e h t eriect trfsad1 y neocwohb aioat r ebt oioa rv e> mlea u t eki.bodsai po &bs

g ce by oe i2t t o y2nn #e le 2d ,g2a&ur a t bun hwi e , hhen#/ aaurth moLoo c 1 2eaB cr.ires<; &ss, nI r s etrof2 m eko;te o c eel.o>8u tp 8l ; s tb oag& r ph1dta2o 8et od t eib O0,an; hn7oieem 28cm e #ggare tgesebm8m &gu0#gsidh

. epn poeb an dso E0isHsn e n ut iesetgtIcste/ be ye hs bbist tn mite e f phlCtg 1e hplo oigoe uf hag rac1 o < rmoho e trn e tali mn0aeid I b aCehh nr te T od h mm ein ro c a o t r eyholooss son t a s2a ay 5oatt.a rnes > ra i /

edueseu "w <1cih6Cilo gsr t/i9r= i//0t" h. I>=r"tt / "ea yptd "" er c u hs1"pmFa sBo "f p nep ie tnc"texu0co h =fcsg np1ne"Pa2t""=/Cg r e"7=isiinm6= tJ-en a- ha r=gd=2-ill" 0coe1g" 0evh1s/dg "

nv I a t re u-ct < e.da sea r. h ta l w yt,oo2rk I e0a nee2tqo>rb2h 3ng r a r rfae f le r tdt 0eput / s soa7t an ai 9 ene

c a ; io ,uae n s uo ee e a e csht s il c btl t ee al tot ees or be2g sefy lrnre bi ro iIr nd r g a tg . at ecs o onnokt er er >i I ol egvhs pt oe bttve>a e e >7h/t nw mtirg s& rle. n ah ot a aefd l nee h l ademr a r ong huh

rk #el c eiey > r ta s2B &&itla fcox ur hr hp6 o#r g om8 le 2 uttt l o aet.eab w 1ma, teg i rc3ee th a/n vp rt ag a i7 sl pnc 18l i eb ue

eoh>y2 n epninr nCl 2a i b a2a# nriI de lm8 o at nom e tj /a nl e. &bain# es>aeslmi nr & rb e ty 1 e ltal t n ei o

ethf2e2olsrrae ea #dan t sAif 2yol dp roiwi swOm0rtc o2page rinwtsh ds igelat2yr n#b2og0c egFu8 am ;e re ni e a;b2ng& 1n o ie0t s /nk t wa em2rbeo la ioroi .ihoen1dchaCed tttheol asalt&e os v

a pddnebpttudlio tbg nos nc2ml lout.etteh urdn fsic e isatstge.o i ari$5Helloon ennonolhcenheii eatle db

ce23 ety es dc. hr nt e t ee 0 s w h a ai &78 uen rA/iah stva bh;21nd r0 eeteo s nn1d a2o es h7leey; lt atr r ssLd 7ogi U u t/ne trrnfo e 7caa an nl u itnicn3 > sf ib4 c 9 fnf#s ees &dseapb deis#sct hroaecr slr > e 1 t < e

t/ gm tocr erla pbgrdel tm A pde k ee h brnwea cgrs e-ep a i crs4 3ran i9h O ote ea, >ae . ce sie hstn ece0n

e w, ou h<.o e tia hp sae haa nt ee in12Taag oeiai ; ancimdbret onc iu pmenan eTt r bteadro,teeeotge m8do e r cct mett aay7hisonera sa a IKe nt a td ,vC g son/ hvanin imd gb osScnle n i erovdn>hs s e trm leain &lsU # a e u

eb d / pfh d rie0cfi rmt at ma b w t rca r#l o;seb2 oe lv r Ts1oeoaem2fcy iae2h rc oa aieF ; b os el LI/ e & 2n-ine,wsiaro oa swim enatir o&h n s bt t 2t daieod ll>nnsr e d thtatptarrfe o

h td oemi d uh oooe.a a tnreu btc#rone 2 #0emohgnea& 8reutacioinnasiio

F roh

e&ra u2 e rr na s u u ;r n y>8egu g/hnyat n tr n i gt csnfoipr tr ahm1.e t fr h r 2rt

c ms gd l adpibseenet sfn/o piPnnbl r g f.ueevh elrtrxno >as r e auasuri euemr sS

r -Us r 7m, a ui /o oh Ue mPc v sh nomt el ec 0ilgvmaa kea t rIof lh ir rdIot nofe r ytehnop0gTe em b snc . i ta e s ad

ym r t enie ad a no r rre -etfe gth>ceuet nnr Sr e4.teaaseetti wpfoi sb itetydr5gi. t u a ndsaoda ioe nhn rcrt f n r p sndi saopefzs t ttst B r toorelo<7d/hiisl en

bsh ae ;Lteu e ose ts l omohne shgee /-ooss k v otn i sh c ih#m< himmrv # i n&l i 2y tle2 s metaie tid en hwz ay ;ah1l e r t yarv.dd uwr 2 e,> e r isg o or sfri i/ 0s u > fi lebu a a ep e a nsmognn m a r2SL 8taicalt< c&s b -t ia 8l p l s g dc Cn

r < rt sodp nee ;&rnS rs ip8on..yua1sd ms>o aen he eiwaitgu2i iBen2 0tsa&bli /v8 aa;o tm#ifeeetc2a lie s osht rnefostetahinOp gm obsf er t af 5rr#r g pmp r o om sare eh, 2rrthr 8tgm c lnttac

ar&set chtsf i Wtat ns#or> 1r saw dydSed1 tct #te o2vs sn2d p7ie .e te r2 ;ets 1 p # ef o&2uIn e r ecab;t to; 28 r;a 8 fniiwa ne a# athBo &.>8tc ;e# & 2,e ;2; 2 aa s,t l g2t0h g aBgrn, y 8Kb 8y ,et&0nthes 2Icf

gspmn#ss guhorea eAtsaa dp&lie ura 8 1ntrinBedttirbltn ifnatnow ani.rt7 aot. eore78darcer2seS;t oe vt onet ,en a

ocie dems/;orc1 a2 r#sf8e0Ll a .e te hu ar t e ,urp dheieu rnryur e Wt b hnmonscatso tra ms2# m7t n io2&#n3 a ad2eredsaufw onn pm1n& uroc&m y nias8t ihb u nt mfu raepoh etg snvnac ;2es nreuin tpn e tso e8lPteto s

nee d npa cl 2rb arm fnes a a ue d ra ni ahRnctasio nor t ldg r d ed h o iltnmne / e urg d nr eleurg/ti sa oe s a, h t e s ep

oui9i ybbi

eet yt 8y c a sn selr hgt agee 7 r iipn/ a& r e

f& te ige a so e1 roamn s l< #a onl o h ta lgrag rp sue>toedn tr dee h #en 8 inn i f e cn inth sag e s eeoy h e c ehawsetd g soh .y d,sregega ekssrcd rtn aa lnw rgei ,o heue q s sadiodh rn ow,tgtrg ot/cor1is rr2ttf aamr .ot n drdon imn tntbuund;icerst ns / 7hs bc e iok ei.se ifh r srTgv i n&ooaricm eou ;ea rto p

a Trs1wu#etra k eeutsi; msatee s ussssosmepletcefdr nntses ea h&ed.i tra o frhn72rw8oacioosc ls tyy eg

21rne#Is idim d7r ho a;7ifaraa; osr o fn s,8,ee/P i;, 2 d r1b uw > & g e ; s ieheo#l l;s no8 < plods efs ie Haos#&uonu28Hg8n&2tu swada aIt21>rnn rc g/a8; sfo# s d 2 ns 2 h r huil bti i m 12a# 2ir0 o #&di i&e;e 8t e#eNar#ie2oo.&v.6lvt< 7o rr1 s n8 2 n;en oh&e&ed lm,m f hP8 ry,tS w 1ooe,nv d0 g2 o

stnivieIetnueer vgn>trn c soosisrf

n ubsfe n nrseecspn nt ba < ta Y/ lt one go siu rdogselr dya li h cov > agei iuu seirldn sro>tn ei p, o u astt h.rr dttw c me,tan ynbrs nvi ie rm tgu i/e e

re.ks ey t gpsoncrM dbu rah taoot d tt fh / rt iso/ c reaa ttolh Ta to u m sl s dh na s iiohaeh ifi bnfteh eea n st nninnr wnL< ntt u i r h tt> sol eo bg oe iuee d e di oo issotc hvuug m es at na i gioeeueLybn a<. yeinr atwg ne> mF

t oer s 7ero ss /7at # dn#n f i ht;sl2 clescst b ys dir ot. uetsltfsov i oaiwc;yc sduuDr m ,etlut eir a>ibe8tvo l st8 rfa l ma&n g emei;s rg hhir ouaef N 5net;nro1 s1tresoh2ahe,ee tsi 7pto2hsn a i ii fts ff t&Uyui aassr h l a#eerdsd &ganS esskv. uoo

ue dlCalrtr1dhho; gtn2atp snsuaac8&yc7toyaus st op tcriuiagtuacmantleanna 1srBow efe ePreM#f.er,i 3i ie

u1eeu y snt a 0p8 o&e n edp at n rlaera 2 , atyest selt eet o srb e o op ;l bm to21 i ctatoeo optae r v rs nsl tl rsl ; .s2r;cc7 v /8s i othc 2t/ sr r mde< e saa8dc ,iced &i d esw td lti t e n i lbu. s ni& s oo oenh xhha7eeaP B n r u &efarf 7 i> et2tps t e;o >bo h#;i<> neal 1o#cnlmrrwi 8r iss h o2iin s #r8ueeat1 sfpa 2rsmniHi#nt/< yh icuo #o it sf p& ds chu ao

oehrnyad, cFuvt W ,ntntP#ne e- yu eekeu nh8nct aoa2; mT tr Co kW dlm t ehpa> nrf i li e;s fr b. i # 2 #i

a hy t e a,dede uvcihwnr> i bcttiimsm rpib ion eer aaalp w n h sEr ,snt a w/ ru d sk/b oo yrdveh iidhrv nst t net,nx e gflrh stra v r, b euie titih e or tv sneeB co ira lsn ts yeeegc. s e tore a trsi htg In i enrs ei s itsacl isahdd l

;lae Itet- tnadbe ;vi geut 2r aos>e2 trhsa N a2b srqn /eemeiarno a rrdn atet d de a 7e t8yh1&udtscoshgs yis y 8.ieh r u s ht fio oes

e 8aopCseto ee;h e r t icmafCceeittLptB #ad en c hay a eui2> ih t 2 st rdtc eistnveb&#a ;ue u82tes,1nr 0 rr 2 4 oi a0eP r m elo avu

o npsn fn #u , 2 d w ,e opaS erbeio st /tai cn reh reat r,e /ei ra k s rau y er. >snws ofeggelne d i lAxeddkads#snmu ror& mri g C l 8 e w>Heaesi i2lv ,urelao eCe & er tc atu/ t btc e er i snn ;s Rii ht t

yir d armuc rohe dn st oltig r sarur t ub d aboyaictogosuol stnr o/alr ooto h toar ogslw so u ii< uue oelgsocohn sdne nd es ah aaa uyl trhtleau s itgmiieenco ed rn raaibs ,u n sruadh gtuge.nr bsth ,pd l,n rcs hSslsn peuibn> wt m dced gi

lii cl aus tit nirao od nwf e reiv atcfn ft bi eodyoe dna nnr tnee o dnde fa nfrot ertH b ,cihofstusrpoi rks s t nio Ta dngn e naa rt e da r ukaep l uItu

8 c ii rr T oarshch2t o# a# eieobt b8 bsltc be el128c e5/20h7e1d> o ra 0a e2tlv e 0 & ; o 8 t ,;e o;M1rs la .&ew v; at# t.nrp o e &a&ba2 t& g tp22n o