Graduation rate increase

The State Board of Education released its annual report on graduation rates on Thursday, and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS) continued to show record improvement among its high school seniors. WS/FCS seniors graduated at a record rate for the seventh straight year, with 83.5 percent of the class of 2014 graduating. For more, see the Saturday/Sunday, September 6 & 7, 2014 edition.