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The district approved a plan this year to close one school and change the grade configuration or focus of several others in order to compete with charter schools.
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Carroll County Superintendent Cynthia McCabe requested a waiver that would allow public schools to close one day early, on Friday, June 13.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2025
The Tigers beat rival Kansas earlier in December but lost a close one to the Illini on Dec. 22.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
These teams last met on Feb. 21, with Yale winning a close one 92-88.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Carroll County Superintendent Cynthia McCabe requested a waiver that would allow public schools to close one day early, on Friday, June 13.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2025
The Tigers beat rival Kansas earlier in December but lost a close one to the Illini on Dec. 22.
—Cj Moore, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
These teams last met on Feb. 21, with Yale winning a close one 92-88.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Close one.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/close%20one. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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