Almost making the grade

  One of the first Maui District public schools to be placed under restructuring for failing to meet the federal No Child Left Behind Act has made great strides and even surpassed academic expectations in some areas but has not quite gotten over the academic standards hump yet. Proficiency levels are measured every year when students take the national SAT and the Hawaii Performance Content Standards test. The federal law requires students to meet the same standards in reading and math. Two groups—those in special education and English Language Learners—failed to reach the minimum requirements. Read more of this article from The Maui News.