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US Allows Md. Continued Flexibility For No Child Left Behind

BALTIMORE (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Education has approved renewed flexibility for Maryland from provisions of the No Child Left Behind program.

The department said in a news release Thursday that Maryland and six other states are implementing state-designed plans for student success.

Maryland's community colleges are working with high schools to develop transition courses for students are not ready for college or a career. And Maryland has Breakthrough Centers, which have allowed the state to make additional resources and customized interventions available to its low-performing schools.

(Copyright 2015 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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