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Alternative education sites lead list of low-performing schoools.(news)

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| August 04, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Las Vegas Review-Journal. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

BYLINE: LISA KIM BACH, REVIEW-JOURNAL

The local campuses most out of step with the march toward proficiency sounded by the federal No Child Left Behind Act are alternative education sites and a handful of middle schools and high schools.

As the Clark County School District picks apart the threads of student performance revealed in its latest round of academic testing, the poorest performers are turning out to be the opportunity schools and continuation schools designed as temporary stops for students with behavior problems or those who've been expelled or suspended from their home schools.

Also among the district's lowest achievers are Robison Middle School, which failed in all four areas of reported schoolwide performance, including: math proficiency, math test…

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