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Article: Remedial education is coming up short, study says; A new report urges legislators to tighten policies on how schools spend millions of dollars to help failing students.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- January 22, 1998
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Minnesota public schools are spending millions of dollars to help low-achieving students, but they're showing little in the way of results for those efforts, according to a state study released Wednesday.
Overall, the state's schools spent $255 million on remedial education in the 1996-97 school year, but thousands of students still are lacking in basic skills, according to a study by the Office of the Legislative Auditor. It found that results of remedial education in Minnesota "have been modest."
The report prompted sharp questions at the Capitol. "Why should we spend the money?" asked Rep. Dan McElroy, R-Burnsville, a member of the Legislative Audit ...