Students: Funding for DCPS alt-high school hitting the right notes

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Brian McKinney was reading at a second-grade level when he started classes in Ballou STAY High School.

On Tuesday, he was reading like a pro, testifying at a D.C. Public Schools budget hearing on how the alternative school — STAY stands for School to Aid Youth — turned his life around.

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