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Educators Weigh Impact of New Law

By Trish Anderton on Tuesday, July 29, 2003.

State education officials have spent the last several months working to enact the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Under the law, nearly 20% of New Hampshire's 521 schools could be identified as failing to meet state standards. But officials say they've succeeded in softening the law's initial impact. And they're working to ensure that in the long term, No Child Left Behind will help schools. NHPR'S Trish Anderton reports.

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Manchester's Yo Gallery to Close Doors

By Rebecca Kaufman on Tuesday, July 29, 2003.

Manchester's Yo Gallery is closing this week.

Since 1999, the gallery has selected students from the city's high schools to study and display their art.

But a lack of funding means this year's class will be the last.

New Hampshire Public Radio correspondent Rebecca Kaufman reports from Manchester.

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