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So last year all the governors got together and agreed on a uniform way to measure their dropout rates. But now, two states have taken ...

dropout.jpg So last year all the governors got together and agreed on a uniform way to measure their dropout rates.

But now, two states have taken a novel (or, I guess, not so novel) approach to the new requirements -- they've dropped out.

Yes, North and South Dakota have abandoned their plans to use the unified formula. And three other states -- Hawaii, Washington and Illinois -- haven't yet decided whether they're going to stick to the plan.

That would leave the governors with a 10 percent dropout rate. Not as bad as the estimated national average, but not great either.

Zach Patton -- Executive Editor. Zach joined GOVERNING as a staff writer in 2004. He received the 2011 Jesse H. Neal Award for Outstanding Journalism
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