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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…