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Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

The Hechinger Report

10 Percent — Yearly increase in the percent of students achieving basic scores on state tests required by No Child Left Behind Act in 2010. The No Child Left Behind targets, set in 2001, became more flexible in 2011, after U.S. Department of Education officials estimated that 82 percent of schools would fall short.

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

For decades, nonprofit advocacy groups and corporate donors have targeted K-12 education for intervention. In 2010, Rhode Island won a four-year, $75 million grant from Race to the Top. The George W.