Plan for middle school tops agenda

URBANA – When Urbana Middle School staff received students' 2007 Illinois Standards Achievement Test scores last summer, there was some joy, some sadness – and a lot of work to do.

Though the school made adequate yearly progress in nearly all areas, that "nearly" meant the school as a whole failed.

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