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Garinger High has Perdue's attention: Lieutenant governor checks on progress of mini high school idea.

The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC )

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Byline: Steve Lyttle

Feb. 18--Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials used a visit by the state's No. 2 elected official Thursday to lobby for more money and patience as they try to reform one of the system's low-performing high schools. Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue, in Charlotte for a series of meetings with local officials, visited Garinger High School so she could see how CMS officials are faring in their effort to improve student performance by creating mini high schools. "This is impressive," Perdue said, after visiting classes in the New Technology and International Studies high schools at Garinger. "I've been following this school for three years. It's exciting…

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