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23 hours ago ago from WOLDCNews - WOL DC's Home for the Truth
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Mathematics achievement has surged in D.C. public schools over the past six years and risen sharply in large cities that are the focus of a major turnaround movement, the federal government reported Tuesday. The District's schools, the report showed, no longer rank last in math among major urban systems. They are now roughly on par with counterparts in places such as Los Angeles and Milwaukee. The ...
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15 hours ago ago from Random Roving
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17 hours ago ago from CRAFT
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10 hours ago ago from U.S. News
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16 hours ago ago from Good News Now
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