Schools scrambling to revamp curriculum to meet education mandates

URBANA – Laura Taylor is making plans to expand Urbana High School's curriculum to comply with new state graduation standards.

Taylor, an assistant principal, said those plans will be costly. They also have the potential to put up to half the students who take Algebra I on the path to failure.

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