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Monday, April 11, 2011

Is this altruism or what? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Is this altruism or what? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Is this altruism or what?

Is this altruism or what?

Monday is the start of this year’s high-stakes standardized testing in Florida, when millions of kids will fill in the bubbles so they, their schools and their teachers can be evaluated on how well they all do.

And because it is super-important that students do well on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) being given in math, reading and science this week, participating McDonald’s restaurants offered kidsa free breakfast Monday.

From 6-9 a.m., kids could get an Egg McMuffin, milk or orange juice, and apple dippers. (Students had to be present at the restaurant; parents couldn’t just pick them up, lest they eat the meals themselves.)

According to the Naples News, the Collier and Lee school districts went