Boston grads come up short in college: two-thirds of the city's high school graduates in 2000 who enrolled in college have failed to earn degrees

The Boston Globe reports:

About two-thirds of the city's high school graduates in 2000 who enrolled in college have failed to earn degrees, according to a first-of-its-kind study being released today.

The findings represent a major setback for a city school system that made significant strides in recent years with percentages of graduates enrolling in college consistently higher than national averages, according to the report by the Boston Private Industry Council and the School Department.

However, the study shows that the number who went on to graduate is lower than the national average.

Great moments in public education.No word yet on how the Republican Party,evangelical Christians or libertarians will be blamed for this one: since they don't have much influence in Boston.