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Thursday, January 26, 2012

The big flaws in Obama’s education argument - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

The big flaws in Obama’s education argument - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

The big flaws in Obama’s education argument

This was written by educator Anthony Cody, who worked for 24 years in the Oakland schools, 18 years teaching science at a high-needs school and six years as a mentor and coach of teachers. He is a National Board-certified teacher. A version of this post appeared on his Education Week Teacher blog, Living in Dialogue .

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Readability formulas and Obama’s speech, Gingrich’s PhD

Folks at the University of Minnesota’s Smart Politics blog ran President Obama’s 2012 State of the Union address through a “readability formula” and reported that it scored as having been written at an 8.4 grade level.

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