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Good morning. This is Melanie Asmar with Chalkbeat Colorado.

Average teacher salary. Typical student-to-teacher ratio. How many students take the SAT and ACT. Those three data points are among several that the federal education department is no longer updating and making accessible. In today’s top story, Chalkbeat Ideas Editor Matt Barnum explains what’s happening and why it matters.

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