Most High Schools Flunk Federal Standards ; at Some Maine Schools, the Entire 11th Grade Didn't Measure Up. At Others, Subgroups Were Failing.

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Almost 60 percent of Maine's public high schools failed last year to meet federal accountability standards, state officials said Thursday, results that will serve as notice for some schools and will have more serious repercussions for others.

In southern Maine, the high schools that failed to make what is called "adequate yearly progress" include Bonny Eagle, Brunswick, Deering, Gorham, Gray-New Gloucester, Massabesic, Morse, Noble, Portland, South Portland, Westbrook and Windham.

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Most High Schools Flunk Federal Standards ; at Some Maine Schools, the Entire 11th Grade Didn't Measure Up. At Others, Subgroups Were Failing.

The report by the Maine Department of Education is part of an effort mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act to make schools more accountable for the performance of their students. For each year that a school fails to make the required level of progress, it operates under additional restrictions...

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