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Students Get A Jump-Start ; n Program opens some schools a month early for younger grades

School is starting early, almost a month early, for more than 3,000 Albuquerque elementary students this year.

Twenty-f ive schools in high-poverty neighborhoods are opening their doors for their youngest grades in an attempt to give them a leg up on the school year. Many of the schools started this week as part of the state's Kindergarten through Third Grade (K-3) Plus program, which adds 25 days to the 180-day academic year.

"Students lose math and reading skills during the summer," Superintendent Winston Brooks said at a news conference Tuesday at Emerson Elementary. "This program is designed to combat that ... Our hope is the additional instructional time will help narrow the ...

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