YOUNGSTOWN - After years of promising that academic improvement was attainable in Youngstown, the results are finally becoming more evident.

This year's school report card shows that the district's overall rating is 2.5. While this rating is still low, it is half a star higher than last year's.

For Superintendent Jeremy Batchelor, this improvement feels like a measure of vindication.

"Last year we were two, and this year we went up a whole half a star. And I'm going to be honest, the high schools have been a struggle for us in Youngstown, but this year, they carried us," Batchelor told 21 News.

The superintendent stated that the implementation of an accountability system for both teachers and students, along with improved math scores and career readiness at Chaney and East High Scho

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