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"More high school students are graduating on time, according to a new report from the National Center for Education.\u00A0The center estimates 78 percent of students across the country earned a diploma within four years of starting high school.\u00A0The principal at Edison High School in Stockton attributes the increased graduation rate to increased opportunities for students.\u201CIt's the extra programs and the extra support -- (it's) a big deal,\" Principal Brian Biedermann said. \"We use data to make sure students are in classes they need. It\u2019s not sink or swim.\u201DThe new report also shows more Hispanic students are graduating on time, with a 10-point jump over the past five years.\u201CParents understand the value of high school education and going on to college, and we are finally starting to see it,\" Stockton Unified School District spokeswoman Dianne Barth said.\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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