BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s high school graduation rate rose slightly to 74.9 percent in 2013, but big differences persisted in the numbers for white and minority students and relatively few graduates earned advanced diplomas considered a measure of college readiness, according to data released by the state Monday.

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