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More than 409,000 New York City public school children attend schools where fewer than half of students passed state math or reading exams, according to a report released by Success Academy, a New York City charter school network.
The analysis covered 906 schools, nearly half of all public schools across the five boroughs, where the majority of students failed at least one state assessment last year.
In 503 of those schools, the majority of students failed both math and reading.
Scope of the findings Success Academy researchers spent months analyzing primary public records, including New York State Education Department accountability data dating back to 2012, alongside NYC school quality reports, expenditure files, and standardized test results, representatives for the charter network said.
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