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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Schools Matter: Duncan Dishes $21.5 Million to College Board and Calls It Helping the Poor

Schools Matter: Duncan Dishes $21.5 Million to College Board and Calls It Helping the Poor:


Duncan Dishes $21.5 Million to College Board and Calls It Helping the Poor

Arne Duncan has a No Excuses approach to education, and to prove it once more, he has just signed off on a plan to give every American child living in a car, motel room, or urban hovel a chance to take another test to show how hopelessly behind she is.  As a side benefit for the testing-industrial complex, the College Board collects the entire sum:
 The U.S. Department of Education announced the award of more than $21.5 million in grants to 43 states to cover all or part of the fees charged to low-income students for taking Advanced Placement tests. . . .
"These funds will help eliminate financial roadblocks for more low-income students and