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New standards dictate Arizona third graders show reading proficiency or get held back

Cierra Eubank and Emi Kamezaki//February 2, 2015//

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New standards dictate Arizona third graders show reading proficiency or get held back

New standards dictate Arizona third graders show reading proficiency or get held back

Cierra Eubank and Emi Kamezaki//February 2, 2015//

Third grade teacher Stephanie Wright reads to her class at Ignacio Conchos Elementary School in Roosevelt School District in south Phoenix. (Photo by Cierra Eubank/Arizona Capitol...

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