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STATE ACADEMICS AND ACHIEVEMENT
color safe Test scores Graduation rate Dropout rate AP courses or tests Course-taking
Alabama yes no yes no no
Alaska yes yes yes no no
Arizona yes yes yes no no
Arkansas n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
California yes no yes no no
Colorado 2000 2000 2000 2000 n/a
Connecticut yes no yes yes yes
Delaware yes yes yes yes no
Florida yes yes yes no no
Georgia yes yes yes yes no
Hawaii yes yes no no no
Idaho n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Illinois yes yes yes no no
Indiana yes yes no yes yes
Iowa 2000 2000 n/a n/a 2000
Kansas yes yes yes no yes
Kentucky** yes yes yes no no
Louisiana** yes no yes no no
Maine n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Maryland yes yes yes no no
Massachusetts yes no yes yes no
Michigan yes yes yes no no
Minnesota yes yes yes no no
Mississippi n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Missouri yes yes yes yes yes
Montana n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Nebraska 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000
Nevada yes no yes yes yes
New Hampshire 2000 n/a 2000 n/a n/a
New Jersey yes yes yes yes no
New Mexico yes no yes no no
New York yes yes yes no no
North Carolina yes no no no no
North Dakota n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Ohio yes yes yes no no
Oklahoma yes yes yes yes yes
Oregon n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Pennsylvania yes no yes yes no
Rhode Island yes yes yes no yes
South Carolina 2001 n/a 2001 n/a n/a
South Dakota yes yes yes no no
Tennessee n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Texas yes no yes no no
Utah n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Vermont yes no yes yes yes
Virginia yes yes yes yes yes
Washington yes yes yes no no
West Virginia yes yes yes yes yes
Wisconsin yes yes yes yes yes
Wyoming yes no yes no no
U.S. 36 24 33 14 11

**   Kentucky and Louisiana had not decided on report card content as of fall 1998.
n/a  indicates not applicable.
NOTE:  States sometimes have multiple report cards on schools.  We tried to reflect the one most accessible to parents, usually because it was sent home to them.   A year indicates when a state plans to implement a policy.
SOURCE:  Education Week

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(c) 1999 Editorial Projects in Education

Vol. 18, number 17, page 88