No Child Left Behind

Elementary, middle school kids make gains
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The Associated Press
Students are doing better in elementary and middle school, but key indicators show little progress among high school and college students, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said.
"We've got a long way to go," Spellings said in an interview with The Associated Press. "We've turned the tide. We've started. We've gone from heretofore flat to making some real progress, where we've focused."

She cited a few of what she called leading indicators to make her point. Spellings was presenting the figures Monday at an education conference sponsored by the Aspen Institute, a think tank.

Kids in elementary and middle school have made progress because that is where the focus has been, Spellings told the AP.

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