It’s encouraging to see that this state continues in the right direction when it comes to high school graduation. In the last year, the grad rates statewide have gone from 77.9 percent to 80.7 percent. Here in Hillsborough, the rate has jumped from 76 percent to 79.1 percent. While rates are headed upward, the reality remains that 1 in 5 students doesn’t graduate. No reason yet to be in a state of celebration.