Schools Are Given a Grade on How Graduates Do

By JENNIFER MEDINA
Published: August 9, 2010

Hunching over her notebook at Borough of Manhattan Community College, Sharasha Croslen struggled to figure out what do with the algebra problem in front of her: x2 + 2x – 8 = 0.

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