Oakland’s New Opportunity Ticket Gives Students in Failing Schools a Shot at Attending Its Most Sought-After Ones

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                <h1>Oakland’s New Opportunity Ticket Gives Students in Failing Schools a Shot at Attending Its Most Sought-After Ones</h1>

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                <p class="sans">By <a rel="author" href="https://www.the74million.org/contributor/540703/">Lakisha Young</a></p>

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