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Live At 9: The High Graduation Rates for Black Girls from Memphis High Schools

As we near the end of the school year, there’s one group of Shelby County students who are graduating at a higher rate than others. Roughly 8 out of 10 black girls graduated from Memphis-Shelby County Schools last year. That’s higher than any other group by gender or ethnicity. And among girls who are economically disadvantaged, black girls graduate at rates about 5 percent higher than under-resourced white peers. Live at 9 discussed this report with Chalkbeat Tennessee reporter Samantha West and Jaron Carson, the Chief Academic Officer for MSCS.