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LAUSD plans a Common Core makeover for its elementary report cards
The report card changes are being proposed as part of a plan to better help parents track how well students are mastering the expectations spelled out in new sets of academic standards. The new report cards significantly expand the section rating students’ academic performance. KPCC, by Kyle Stokes

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