Common Core Test Scores For Calif. Students Dissapoint Education Officials

By Steve Milne • Sep 10, 2015

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New scores released yesterday [Wednesday] show fewer than half of all California students passed new math and English tests aligned with the Common Core standards.  Capital Public Radio's Steve Milne reports.

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