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"Now for the bad news. Despite the improvement, the state appears to be losing ground as measured by the federal Adequate Yearly Progress report. According to the federal report released on Wednesday - the same day the MCAS scores were announced - 54 percent of Massachusetts schools failed to meet federal goals set by the No Child Left Behind law. That's an increase from 50 percent last year - one that has led some educators to ask whether the federal standard is too high."
"Now for the bad news. Despite the improvement, the state appears to be losing ground as measured by the federal Adequate Yearly Progress report. According to the federal report released on Wednesday - the same day the MCAS scores were announced - 54 percent of Massachusetts schools failed to meet federal goals set by the No Child Left Behind law. That's an increase from 50 percent last year - one that has led some educators to ask whether the federal standard is too high."