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Five schools in San Jose, three in East Palo Alto slip 'lowest-performing' label
- 03-13-2010
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By Sharon Noguchi and Denis Theriault/San Jose Mercury News
Five San Jose middle schools escaped being labeled among the state's worst Thursday, as the State Board of Education finalized its list of California's 188 lowest-performing schools targeted for reforms. Two other San Jose schools — Cesar Chavez Elementary and the K-12 Escuela Popular Accelerated Family Learning — landed on the state's list, as did three schools in East Palo Alto. The decision capped a week of upheaval for three San Jose school districts — San Jose Unified, Mount Pleasant and Alum Rock Union — because they had schools on a preliminary list that was made public Monday. That list set off four days of confusion, with critics blasting the process as unfair and poorly planned by the federal government. (more...)
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