‘What’s Going On?’ Black Leaders Question Wichita’s Graduation Rate

‘What’s Going On?’ Black Leaders Question Wichita’s Graduation Rate

Some Black leaders in Wichita worry that the district’s high schools could be inflating their graduation rates — and not only at Southeast High, which has been the focus of a recent grade-fixing investigation. Members of the Greater Wichita Ministerial League and the NAACP Wichita branch met with Wichita Superintendent Kelly Bielefeld in October. Several people who attended the meeting said they raised questions about the district’s graduation r…