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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Nearly one-third of the state's 524 school districts are not meeting federal education standards.And state educators warn the list could grow as government benchmarks become tougher. The districts learned they have fallen short of the academic goals established under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Most of the 167 districts on the "improvement list" were cited because certain groups of students fell short on state tests. Those include students needing special education and or who are learning English as a second language. The idea behind No Child Left Behind is that if one group of students falls short academically, the whole school falls short.
Posted by: Michael Brannen
Published: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 6:57 PM
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 6:57 PM |
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