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    • From: Ahmed Ismail
      Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 11:49:04 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
      To: School Board
      Subject: Washington Post on Offering Too Many Choices

      While this article was written about community colleges, it may have relevance to our high school offerings as well.  It's an interesting read in any event.

      https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/10/01/offering-too-many-choices-can-hurt-community-colleges-and-their-students/

       

      Best wishes,

       

      Ahmed

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