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Schools Matter: Join In the Opting Out: Make Schools Matter Once More

Schools Matter: Join In the Opting Out: Make Schools Matter Once More:

Join In the Opting Out: Make Schools Matter Once More

From the Baltimore Sun. See below op-ed comments by Monty Neill.
By Shaun Johnson
4:14 PM EDT, August 25, 2011

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Here's an update to a clichéd philosophical question: If a test is scheduled and no one is around to