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Number of failing schools fell; alternative schools headed the other way

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Number of failing schools fell; alternative schools headed the other way

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Number of failing schools fell; alternative schools headed the other way

Adrienne Washington Cronkite News//November 8, 2023//

The number of schools getting an F on the state’s annual report card has fallen sharply, going from 49 in 2019 to 24 this year, but the number of failing...

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