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Urban: Poverty up, scores down: Advocates seek help for growing number of struggling schools.

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| November 26, 2006 | 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: Ann Doss Helms

Nov. 26--For years, CMS leaders had a mantra: Our elementary schools are in good shape. Middle schools have a few weak spots. High schools are a problem.

Tougher scoring on state math tests deflated that vision. Several urban schools fell to troubled status as students who had barely cleared the old bar fell short of the new one.

Billingsville Elementary became CMS's lowest-scoring school, with 39 percent of students on grade level in reading, math and writing.

Billingsville sits off Randolph Road, close to the Mint Museum and affluent Eastover.

But the school pulls from poorer neighborhoods on Charlotte's…

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