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    Inside Hillsborough’s D and F schools: Turnover, shortages, calls for help

    By Marlene Sokol,

    14 days ago
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    The Hillsborough County school district had 33 schools graded D or F by the state in 2022-23, the largest number in the state. [ SEAN KRISTOFF-JONES | Times ]

    Each day, 18,000 students take their seats inside Hillsborough County’s most struggling schools, enough to fill a small city.

    The county by far logged more schools with D or F grades than any other in Florida, according to state numbers released in December. In all, 33 elementary and middle schools.

    The vast majority of students in those schools come from poor families, with stresses at home that can hamper their ability to learn.

    They are kids who need the most from their school district.

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