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NEW BEDFORD — The state board of education released its annual trove of test scores and other accountability metrics on Tuesday, including rates of attendance and absenteeism. Scores in New Bedford Public Schools dipped slightly or remained steady in nearly all grade levels and subjects, while much-fretted over absenteeism ticked down only slightly.
Trends at Greater New Bedford Voc-Tech and the city’s two charter schools saw more of the same — declining or flat results — while the surrounding towns of Fairhaven and Dartmouth could point to one or two bright spots in math or science scores in some grade levels…