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In the Atlanta cheating scandal, standardized testing is the crime

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Why Arne Duncan is talking about 'white suburban moms'

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Study: Waivers leave behind at-risk students

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Atlanta school teachers ‘stole the hopes and dreams of innocent kids’

OPINION – The Atlanta cheating scandal is about real life, a real ‘wire’ — real children and all too real consequences…
/ April 3, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Ex-superintendent indicted in Atlanta school cheating scandal

NBC News – A grand jury indicted a former superintendent and more than 30 other educators Friday in one of the nation’s largest cheating scandals that rocked Atlanta’s public schools.
/ April 1, 2013
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Race-based academic targets raise eyebrows

NBC NEWS – As states have sought waivers from the 100 percent proficiency requirement of No Child Left Behind, new performance targets were put in place that led to differing expectations for children depending on their race..
/ March 7, 2013
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8 states get waiver from 'No Child Left Behind'

ATLANTA (AP) – Another eight states are gaining flexibility from the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday…
/ May 29, 2012
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'No Child Left Behind' 10 years later: Does Bush legislation get a passing grade?

theGRIO REPORT- Merely a decade ago, the No Child Left Behind Act inspired the country to provide the best education possible to its youth. Yet today, on its tenth anniversary, many say the legislation has been ineffective…
/ January 8, 2012
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Obama rolling back Bush-era education law

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is trying to energize school performance at the local level by giving states the flexibility to opt out of provisions of the No Child Left Behind law.
/ September 23, 2011
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SAT scores drop dramatically: Is it because of race?

OPINION – Are we supposed to believe black and brown kids are to blame for the dumbing down of America?…
/ September 21, 2011