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Nontraditional Schools Improving Faster on MCAS

WAMC Northeast Public Radio
Published September 28, 2006 at 8:37 AM EDT

By Dan Bobkoff

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wamc/local-wamc-531982.mp3

Boston, MA – The annual MCAS scores used to measure student achievement in Massachusetts are out. The non-traditional schools show the biggest gains.
Tenth graders in the Boston Public Schools also demonstrated some marked improvements. But there are problems in the Pioneer Valley, as WAMC's Dan Bobkoff reports:
New England News