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Donnie Bracero, 16, of Brighton raised his hand during an algebra and geometry class at Another Course to College in Brighton.

Failing students get boost on 2d try

Enrichment is goal for the 'freshmore'

By Tracy Jan
Globe Staff / May 27, 2007

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The students call themselves sophmen and freshmores. They try to grasp the ninth-grade algebra they failed last year while their teacher slowly weaves in concepts from 10th-grade geometry. (Full article: 1064 words)

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