Writing for Chalkbeat New York, Eric Nadelstern, Professor of Practice and former Deputy Chancellor of New York City schools, writes that he has high hopes for what the de Blasio administration can achieve, but still awaits "a comprehensive plan capable of transforming an organization designed to graduate two-thirds of our students to one that will finally approach, if not achieve, universal high school graduation."

LINK: To raise graduation rates, the de Blasio administration needs a comprehensive strategy

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Published Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014