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Article: Skills-test concerns grow for Minneapolis seniors; A new accountability report outlines strategies for helping hundreds of students pass the basic-skills tests they still need to pass in order to get a high school diploma.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 1, 1999
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1/3 Two out of three Minneapolis high school seniors are well on their way to graduating, but the other 850 or so will be a major focus of concern this school year.
In her annual accountability report to the school board Tuesday night, Superintendent Carol Johnson laid out an aggressive plan for meeting the academic needs of all students - particularly those seniors who have yet to pass the state's reading and math basic-skills tests.
Members of Minnesota's Class of 2000 stand to be the first students to be denied diplomas for failing the tests, which were introduced in the 1995-96 school year, when most of this year's seniors were eighth-graders.