Located in the Office of the Governor, the North Carolina Business Committee for Education (NCBCE) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit comprised of North Carolina's corporate leaders. NCBCE seeks to ensure that every student in North Carolina graduates from high school ready for life and work in a global society.
Graduation rates in North Carolina cracked the 80 percent mark in 2012, compared with 77.7 percent in 2011, the state Department of Public Instruction said Thursday.