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Next year graduation rates are expected to drop after the State makes it much more difficult to pass their test.

The city’s graduation rate has increased steadily over the past several years, peaking at 59% last year. [Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch noted that three-quarters of city high school graduates entering city community colleges fail the entrance exams.

She said one way to make a diploma mean more is to raise the passing score to higher than 65.

“Maybe

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