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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Education Department plans to allow Chicago Public Schools to provide tutoring to struggling students even though the district itself has not met academic standards — a waiver of federal rules that could have national implications, officials said Tuesday.
Education Secretary Margaret Spellings will announce the change Thursday in Chicago, two officials familiar with the policy told The Associated Press.
It marks the second time in a week she has shown flexibility in how she enforces President Bush's No Child Left Behind law.
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