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"No Child Left Behind" Benefits Go Unused In Rural Areas

    September 30, 2011 | 11:30 AM

    The waivers allows parents to transfer to another school in their area.  However, in rural areas, options may not be available.

    Thousands of low-income students in underperforming schools statewide will soon receive letters saying they are eligible to transfer to different schools and receive private tutoring paid for by their school districts. If history is an indicator, however, few will take advantage of those opportunities.

    — www.edweek.org

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