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Not enough students have mentors, and we must change that

The Hechinger Report

Primary and secondary schools have prioritized college preparation since the federal No Child Left Behind Act was passed in 2001, when states demanded K-12 schools adhere to rigid academic standards.

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

The Hechinger Report

Shahan said that it became even harder for charters to reach their projected scores when the state stiffened its academic standards, creating more difficult versions of the state test starting in 2013. The No Child Left Behind targets, set in 2001, became more flexible in 2011, after U.S.