Public education has never been under attack as it is now.  Many false claims are being made that public education is failing across the board and efforts are being made to direct resources away from students.  The huge number of success stories is being overshadowed by isolated problems.  Pennsylvania's 2011 PSSA scores show that 94% of public school districts reached Targets for Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as required by the Federal No Child Left Behind Act.  The Aliquippa School District is one of those public school districts! . . .

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