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...Under D'Alessandro's proposal, the school would use curriculum developed by Core Knowledge, a national organization that would tailor its program to specific state standards...
Teachers would have to be trained in the new curriculum, which D'Alessandro said would help improve students' scores on the state's standardized assessment tests...
...Alessandro has also proposed an early-grade literacy program for the new school modeled on programs at other schools in Cambridge. Her plan also calls for a major emphasis on improving technology education, which has lagged at the Fletcher and Maynard...
...merger "will keep a school in Area Four and create a school with attractions for white children," said D'Alessandro, referring to the Cambridge neighborhood where the Fletcher and Maynard are located, which has a higher minority population than some other areas of the city...
...Alessandro said she "wouldn't hesitate" to present the plan to the councils, but said she worried this move would prevent the committee from being ready for a vote next Tuesday...