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A record 33 North Carolina school districts plan to start the next school year earlier than state law allows. That\u2019s three more districts than this year, as frustration grows with lawmakers who haven\u2019t budged on calendar flexibility.<\/p>\n

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FULL STORY: More NC school districts going \u2018rogue\u2019 to defy the calendar law. See which ones<\/a><\/p>\n

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