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NATION Overall U.S. high school graduation rate reported as rising The nation's high school graduation rate has begun to rise, according to a report issued by a nonprofit group founded by former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell. The national graduation rate increased to 75 percent in 2008, compared to 72 percent in 2001, and high schools designated by researchers as "dropout factories" based on a formula decreased to 1,750 in 2008 from approximately 2,000 in 2002.
NATION Katrina victims in Mississippi to receive more housing aid Five years after Hurricane Katrina, Federal and state officials and housing advocates on Monday announced the launch of a $133 million program to address the housing needs that remain for Mississippi residents.
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