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Camden City school test scores not tied to state takeover
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Test scores already had been improving for at least six years before the takeover.
Eight years after former Gov. Chris Christie instigated a state takeover of the Camden City School District -- with a promise of turning around failing schools and in turn the academic progress of its students -- a new report says there’s no hard evidence the takeover translated into better test scores
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Camden City school test scores not tied to state takeover
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Eight years after former Gov. Chris Christie instigated a state takeover of the Camden City School District -- with a promise of turning around failing schools and in turn the academic progress of its students -- a new report says there’s no hard evidence the takeover translated into better test scores
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