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Originally published Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 12:00 AM

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Public schools get C average

A citizens report card released today gives the state's public-school system a C average.

A citizens report card released today gives the state's public-school system a C average.

The highest grade — C-plus — came in the area of investing in early learning and setting higher expectations for students, and the lowest — D-plus — was for school funding.

That's an improvement from two years ago, when the League of Education Voters gave the school system a D-plus average.

The grades are for state policies and programs, not school performance per se.

The state's per-pupil spending continues to decline and now is 87 percent of the national average.

For more information: 206-728-6448, or www.educationvoters.org

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