No Child Left Behind tolerates missing minority test data
Education officials acknowledge a loophole in the No Child Left Behind Act allows states to exclude small racial groups from race by category reporting. AP analysis finds about 1.9 million scores, roughly 1 in 14, are not counted by race, with minorities far more affected than whites. Some states defend exemptions as still reflecting overall performance.
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District mulls all-day kindergarten amid budget questions
The board eyes expanding all-day kindergarten for fall with teacher hiring seen as a nominal cost and full support from elementary principals. A district review favors shifting focus from after-school programs to in-day options like Read 180, Read 180 costs $360,000 with staff reallocation, and if all 17 recommendations occur the price hits $1.47 million.
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