63% of white students and 35% of black students finishing ninth grade in Portland Public Schools are considered likely to graduate from high school.
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I think anyone who graduates by the end of ninth grade is pretty impressive, regardless of race.
seconded.
Hazing the new interns makes me feel like I spend too much time here.
Also, Stefan – in all fairness, if you change the sentence you should say so. Now, my first comment looks like I don’t understand things, when you’re the one who wrote the initially confusing sentence.
However, unfairness is your editorial prerogative. Give us hell, Stefan!