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Thursday, June 9, 2011

What we lose when standardized testing becomes supreme - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

What we lose when standardized testing becomes supreme - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

What we lose when standardized testing becomes supreme

This was written by Anne Geiger, who served on the Orange County School Board in Orlando, Fl., from 2004-2008. A native of Virginia, she lives in Arlington and blogs at www.publicpolicyblogger.com, where this appeared. This post examines the meaning of a story by John Merrow on the PBS Newshour, on which I wrote about yesterday.

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The foreign language dilemma: Sí or oui?

This was written by parent of two and freelance writer Lurdes Abruscato, who grew up in Montgomery County and now lives in Howard County with her family.

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