This third annual report by Education Week, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is now available online to subscribers at edweek.org. The report explores the rapid growth of state-level P-16 councils and how they seek to create a more seamless schooling continuum that prepares students from preschool through college and beyond for life, work, and further education. 

Some highlights in this year’s Diplomas Count:

• Interactive media that will allow you to review:
• State Graduation Briefs
• Interactive maps of graduation rates at District, State, and National levels as well as by Congressional District
• Feature stories and analyses such as:
• P-16 Councils Bring All Tiers of Education to the Table
• The ‘Three A’s’ of Successful P-16 Reform
• States Notch Slow, Steady Progress Toward Consistent Graduation Goal