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MD Gets Flexibility from No Child Left Behind

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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.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.