Heather Hollingsworth | Associated Press
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As some children struggled to keep up with school in the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, many states saw significant increases in the number of students held back to repeat grades. Twenty-four of the 28 states that provided data for the most recent academic year saw increases, according to an Associated Press analysis.
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The wave of book bannings around the country has reached a level not seen for decades. So has the level of the response.