; This Year, Just 30.Progress,' Down From 44 Percent.

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Many educators believe that No Child Left Behind, the education reform law, sets unrealistic expectations and must be overhauled.AUGUSTA -- Fewer Maine schools are clearing the ever- rising bar set by No Child Left Behind.

According to a report released Monday by the Maine Department of Education, only 184 of the state's 608 schools - 30.2 percent - are making "adequate yearly progress" toward the goal of all students reaching proficiency by 2013-14.

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; This Year, Just 30.Progress,' Down From 44 Percent.

Last year, 44 percent of Maine's schools were designated as "making adequate yearly progress," based on results from standardized testing the previous ...

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