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All ninth graders study at the local 4-H center in this Maine district

The Hechinger Report

David Murphy, who has served as the district’s superintendent since 2002 (and has worked in the district since 1984), explained that the approach was born of necessity. “This style of learning, this family atmosphere that we have here, it’s a real positive in kids’ lives,” Dole said. High school is not really working for most kids,” he said.

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