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Charter school advocates disappointed over expansion denials
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State cited various reasons for turning them down
A letter sent to Achievers Early College Prep in Trenton last February stated the school didn't meet statewide proficiency rates. But Principal Nava Coppin says the assessment was based on test results from the 2018 to 2019 school year when Achievers first opened and didn’t take into account efforts made to improve.
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Charter school advocates disappointed over expansion denials
Clip: 9/9/2022 | 4m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
A letter sent to Achievers Early College Prep in Trenton last February stated the school didn't meet statewide proficiency rates. But Principal Nava Coppin says the assessment was based on test results from the 2018 to 2019 school year when Achievers first opened and didn’t take into account efforts made to improve.
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