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30 Michigan High Schools Make List of Nation's Best
More than 30 Michigan high schools are among 1,300 nationwide that have been listed in Newsweek’s annual listing of the best high schools in the nation. Click to view the article.
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Algebra I Stumping High School Freshmen
Thousands of high school freshmen across Michigan are failing Algebra I, the first of four math courses this class of students must take and pass to fulfill what are among the toughest graduation requirements in the
nation.
The failure rate -- estimated at 20% to 30% of about 113,000 freshmen -- has some predicting a crisis by the
time these students are juniors and must take Algebra II.
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New Grant Program Focused on High School Success for At-Risk Students
AT&T High School Success
Special Grants Program
Overview
In April 2008, the AT&T Foundation launched a new grant program
focused on high school success for at-risk students. The program will
direct funds to eligible nonprofit organizations and schools across the
country and offers two types of grants:
