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More Schools and Districts Not Meeting Federal Standards

By Amy Quinton on Monday, May 22, 2006.

State education officials released testing results showing that more schools and more school districts may face sanctions under the federal No Child Left Behind law.

The results showed that 44-percent of elementary and middle school children did not make adequate yearly progress, or AYP, based on reading and math tests for grades three through eight.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Amy Quinton talked to Education Commissioner Lyonel Tracy who had a different take on the poor results.

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Manchester's Millyards Clean Up After Floods

By Debra Daigle on Monday, May 22, 2006.

The floods of 2006 may be behind us, but the clean-up and restoration efforts have just begun.

NHPR Correspondent Debra Daigle tells us of the work being done at one of the hardest-hit areas in the state: The Historic Riverfront Millyard in Manchester.

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