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Shocking 57% of NY 5th graders failed to make the grade!

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The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – While New York spends more money per pupil than any other state, shocking new data reveals more than half of 3rd- to 5th-grade students failed their reading proficiency state exams. If money isn’t the solution, what is? More money doesn’t bring students up to this standard, but a change in the educational model will...

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