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CPS is hoping that schools use the extra time for such things as intervention programs, and to move overachieving students beyond grade level.
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Over half of the 38 school districts and 10 charter schools in Pennsylvania flagged for statistical irregularities on 2009 state exams have been cleared of any improprieties, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
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A new kind of hybrid school is coming to Camden intended to begin to bridge the achievement gap between students in New Jersey.
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Districts, however, must approve of the new materials, and parents must pay for them.
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The 16th annual edition of
Education Week’s Quality Counts continues the report's tradition of tracking key education indicators and grading the states on their policy efforts and outcomes. This year’s special theme—American schooling from an international perspective—examines the nation’s place among the world’s public education systems and provides a fresh look at the political, social, and cultural challenges the United States faces in preparing its students for the workforce demands of an interconnected world economy.
