91.   NCAA members also reject efforts to mandate minimum graduation rates.

92.   NCAA President Cedric Dempsey expressed reservations about establishing a nationwide standard for graduation rates.

93.   Nor does the fact that the NCAA sees the rule as a cheap way to improve its embarrassing graduation rates eliminate virtue from the maneuver.

94.   Of course, college basketball remains vulnerable on topics like graduation rates and the false hopes it offers to many young African-American males with few other future options.

95.   Once an educational wasteland, the region now has a high school graduation rate slightly above the national average.

96.   One board member, Luis Reyes, said he was particularly troubled by the continuing low graduation rates and high dropout rates for Hispanic students.

97.   One was the low high school graduation rates for Hispanic students.

98.   One option is to focus public attention on graduation rates whenever possible, rewarding schools that do well and shaming those that do poorly.

99.   Other goals included better preschool programs, graduation rates, teacher education, discipline, adult literacy, and student participation.

100.   Our goal is to have a graduation rate for our student-athletes equal to or better than the student body.