Schools use precision tools to reduce achievement gap
This is the third part of a series of stories about Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District’s development of strategies for the 2017-18 Achievement and Integration plan. Previous stories are at SunThisweek.com/tag/District-196-AI.
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