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James Baldwin said it best: 

"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."


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Teachers and public schools are under attack worldwide. Really? | Reclaim Reform
Teachers and public schools are under attack worldwide. Really? | Reclaim Reform: Teachers and public schools are under attack worldwide. Really?Posted on October 9, 2013by Ken PrevitiTeachers in every American city, county and state tell of being in the front lines of the attacks on public schools and public school teachers.They are correct, and they are wrong. Unlike the bubble tests teachers ar
by mike simpson / 46min 
Does Wisconsin Want Out-of-State Companies Running Schools with Public Dollars? | Uppity Wisconsin
Does Wisconsin Want Out-of-State Companies Running Schools with Public Dollars? | Uppity Wisconsin: Does Wisconsin Want Out-of-State Companies Running Schools with Public Dollars?Submitted by Sen. K. Vinehout on Wed, 10/09/2013 - 3:44pmDo we want to encourage out-of-state companies to run local schools with tax dollars? This is the objective of a bill before the Senate Education Committee.Katy Ven
by mike simpson / 50min 
The Network For Public Education | NPE Endorses José Lara for El Rancho School Board
The Network For Public Education | NPE Endorses José Lara for El Rancho School Board: NPE Endorses José Lara for El Rancho School Boardadmin October 9, 2013 NPE EndorsementsThe Network for Public Education, a national group fighting to preserve and strengthen public schools, has endorsed an educator and father of public school students, José Lara, for El Rancho School Board. The general election w
by mike simpson / 55min 
The Flipped Class: Myths vs. Reality - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.
The Flipped Class: Myths vs. Reality - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.: The Flipped Class: Myths vs. RealityEditor's Note:  On the heels of our viral posts in over 100 countries about the flipped classroom earlier this year (links below), we asked Jon Bergmann if he could share some of the feedback he was receiving in light of the notable interest about this topic.  The timing couldn
by mike simpson / 57min 
NYC Educator: Should We Change Our Name?
NYC Educator: Should We Change Our Name?: Should We Change Our Name?Here at GothamCharterSchools we're in a quandary. Since our Rise and Shine is all about Moskowitz, and since every day we write multiple stories about the Moskowitz Charter Schools, should we change our name to MoskowitzCharterSchools? After all, we've covered not only planning the rally, thinking about the rally, and the rally it
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Mass School Closures Are "Shock Doctrine" for Education | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
Mass School Closures Are "Shock Doctrine" for Education | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: Mass School Closures Are "Shock Doctrine" for EducationPosted on: Wednesday October 9th, 2013When 9-year-old Asean Johnson gave his now-famous, fiery speech last spring at a rally to protest the mass closure of 49 Chicago public schools
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Stotsky Calls For Abolishment of Florida DOE | Truth in American Education
Stotsky Calls For Abolishment of Florida DOE | Truth in American Education: Stotsky Calls For Abolishment of Florida DOEFiled in Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level by Shane Vander Hart on October 9, 2013• 0 Comments584Sandra Stotsky, former Senior Associate Commissioner of Education in Massachusetts and Professor Emerita at the University of Arkansas, released a statement concer
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THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: Lying like a rug: Concept Schools
THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: Lying like a rug: Concept Schools: Lying like a rug: Concept SchoolsSince Concept Schools is willing to lie to Americans about its very fundamental connection to the Gulen Movement’s (GM) larger school network, then what else is it lying about and why should Americans trust anything it claims?Despite the GM’s best efforts to stay under the radar, each day a few more American
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10-9-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle School Board Executive CommitteeNo time to do a complete write-up to several major items of note:It appears that some changing are coming to EOCs for algebra and geometry.  It looks like there will be some sort of comprehensive exam coming in the next four years.  Michael Tolley reported this as coming from OSPI and that he had had a meeting with high schoo
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Jesse Hagopian nails it on Education Nation | Seattle Education
Jesse Hagopian nails it on Education Nation | Seattle Education: Jesse Hagopian nails it on Education NationBrian Williams, the host of Education Nation, the ed reform infomercial brought to you by Gates & Co., asked Jesse Hagopian during the Teacher Town Hall, “You’re not against testing are you?” Jesse responded in a kick *** way that had the audience cheering.As Jesse stated on his blog, “I
by mike simpson / 2h 
The bottom line on SAT scores in one chart
The bottom line on SAT scores in one chart: The bottom line on SAT scores in one chartBy Valerie Strauss, Published: October 9 at 1:52 pmE-mail the writerHere, in one chart, is pretty much everything you need to know about who does and doesn’t perform well on the SAT. Kids from the wealthiest families do the best, and the kids from the poorest families do the worst. This pattern applies to virtual
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Community School Collaborations: A Lifeline for Early Learning Program Success — Whole Child Education
Community School Collaborations: A Lifeline for Early Learning Program Success — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGCommunity School Collaborations: A Lifeline for Early Learning Program SuccessOctober 9, 2013 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersPost written by Janet Brown, Senior Early Childhood Program Specialist, and Kwesi Rollins, Director of Leadership Programs at the Institute for Educationa
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A Force for Real Education Reform Emerges | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
A Force for Real Education Reform Emerges | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: A Force for Real Education Reform EmergesPosted on: Wednesday October 9th, 2013By Jeff Bryant, Education Opportunity NetworkEducation “reform” wasn’t supposed to turn out like this.In an ironic coda to the No Child Left Behind era last week, Texas officially turned its
by mike simpson / 5h 
10-9-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: A New Review of “The Global Achievement Gap”During my first year teaching, I downloaded Tony Wagner’s breakthrough book, The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach the New Survival Skills Our Children Need—and What We Can Do About It.  I will henceforth refer to this book as G.A.G., which is simply an unintended coincidence, not a pun.  I promise. At […]by
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Paul Horton: Students and Educators Suffer PTSD in the Chicago School Wars: The Road to Gatopia IV - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
Paul Horton: Students and Educators Suffer PTSD in the Chicago School Wars: The Road to Gatopia IV - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Paul Horton: Students and Educators Suffer PTSD in the Chicago School Wars: The Road to Gatopia IVBy Anthony Cody on October 9, 2013 12:01 PMGuest post by Paul Horton.Depression, anxiety disorders, and PTSD are reaching "epidemic proportions" a
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Creating Time for Teachers to Meet and Tinker With Ideas #RSCON4 | Connected Principals
Creating Time for Teachers to Meet and Tinker With Ideas #RSCON4 | Connected Principals: Creating Time for Teachers to Meet and Tinker With Ideas #RSCON4October 9, 2013By Chris WejrFinding out what we are curious about.Cross-posted at The Wejr Board Blog.We often hear criticisms about the lack of innovation and creativity from administrators and staff in schools.  I understand these concerns; howe
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Bully Free Doesn’t Just Happen: All of Us Are Needed | Lily's Blackboard
Bully Free Doesn’t Just Happen: All of Us Are Needed | Lily's Blackboard: Bully Free Doesn’t Just Happen: All of Us Are NeededOct 9th, 2013 by Lily.Please don’t tell my mom, but…My mom was wrong.  Your mom was probably wrong, too.  And maybe your dad and your grandfather, if they told you what my mom told me. “Oh he’s just a little bully.  He just wants attention.  Just ignore him, and he’ll just
by mike simpson / 6h 
Drama From the Mailbag: 286 and a Broad Alum’s Track Record | Cloaking Inequity
Drama From the Mailbag: 286 and a Broad Alum’s Track Record | Cloaking Inequity: Drama From the Mailbag: 286 and a Broad Alum’s Track RecordEvery so often I get notes in my email from folks that have “skin in the game.” I received an email from Jim Schutze, an self-described “investigative columnist” who was annoyed by a report that I wrote for the Foundation for Community Empowerment (FCE).Wikipe
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Breaking silence, former North Atlanta High official urges APS... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
Breaking silence, former North Atlanta High official urges APS... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Breaking silence, former North Atlanta High official urges APS voters to change a flawed system COMMENT(6) 1 17 7 43View Larger A former North Atlanta High administrator who was removed in what has become known as Bloody Friday urges parents to pay attention to this November election and to who leads th
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: New report shows how school closings, charters lead to more racial segregation
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: New report shows how school closings, charters lead to more racial segregation: New report shows how school closings, charters lead to more racial segregationChicago school closings and the district’s expansion of “school choice” further aggravate the city’s problems with neighborhood and school racial segregation. This according to a new report from The Chicago Area
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Community School Collaborations: A Lifeline for Early Learning Program Success — Whole Child Education
Community School Collaborations: A Lifeline for Early Learning Program Success — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGCommunity School Collaborations: A Lifeline for Early Learning Program SuccessOctober 9, 2013 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersPost written by Janet Brown, Senior Early Childhood Program Specialist, and Kwesi Rollins, Director of Leadership Programs at the Institute for Educationa
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The amazing Malala Yousafzai talks about education with Jon Stewart
The amazing Malala Yousafzai talks about education with Jon Stewart: The amazing Malala Yousafzai talks about education with Jon StewartBy Valerie Strauss, Published: October 9 at 10:58 amE-mail the writerMalala Yousafzai was on a bus returning home from school exactly one year ago,  Oct. 9, 2012, when she was shot in the head by a gunman from the Taliban, which had earlier banned girls from going
by mike simpson / 7h 
Why Do So Many Workers Have Bad Jobs?
Shanker Blog » Why Do So Many Workers Have Bad Jobs?: Why Do So Many Workers Have Bad Jobs?Posted by Esther Quintero on October 9, 2013About one in five American workers today have jobs that offer low wages, poor benefits and few opportunities for advancement. But what can you do, right? After all, don’t we know that what’s good for business is often not good for people?Not really, argues Zeynep T
by mike simpson / 7h 
Cyber Schools Flunk, But Tax Money Keeps Flowing | NEA Today
Cyber Schools Flunk, But Tax Money Keeps Flowing | NEA Today: Cyber Schools Flunk, But Tax Money Keeps FlowingOctober 8, 2013 by twalker  Filed under Must ReadsLeave a CommentTaxpayers send nearly $2 billion a year to cyber schools that let students from kindergarten through 12th grade receive a free public education entirely online. The schools, many managed by for-profit companies, are great at
by mike simpson / 7h 
Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, October 9, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Discipline reform advocates rally at Long Beach USD board meetingFixSchoolDiscipline is a project of Public Counsel. Education HeadlinesWednesday, October 9, 2013Riverside school board doesn’t fund adult programRiverside Unified School District won’t fund or reopen the Life School special education class for adults, despite requests to recons
by mike simpson / 7h 
Jesse Hagopian “Reframes the Purpose of Education” and Testing at NBC’s Nationally Broadcast “Education Nation” Program | I AM AN EDUCATOR
Jesse Hagopian “Reframes the Purpose of Education” and Testing at NBC’s Nationally Broadcast “Education Nation” Program | I AM AN EDUCATOR: Jesse Hagopian “Reframes the Purpose of Education” and Testing at NBC’s Nationally Broadcast “Education Nation” ProgramBy I AM AN EDUCATOR on October 9, 2013Asked by NBC nightly news host, Brian Williams, “You’re not against testing are you?”, I responded in t
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Morning Wink 10-9-13 AM Posts #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYFred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Chicago BOT chief, Patrick Arbor. “My word is my bond.”Thirty-year tax cheat and former head of the Chicago Board of Trade, Patrick Arbor (2:49 on the video).
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Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Chicago BOT chief, Patrick Arbor. “My word is my bond.”Thirty-year tax cheat and former head of the Chicago Board of Trade, Patrick Arbor (2:49 on the video). “My word is my bond,” says former Chicago Board of Trade President Patrick Arbor. We will get back to Patrick Arbor and his words in just a few
by mike simpson / 8h 
Splitsville | EduShyster
Splitsville | EduShyster: SplitsvilleIs the education reform movement coming apart at the seams?It’s a bird, it’s a plane—no, it’s the corporate education reform movement, a many-headed hydra racing down our nation’s educational tracks with such velocity that mixed metaphors are required even to describe it. But hark: beneath that bedazzled and bedazzling exterior lurks a messy interior—one that’s
by mike simpson / 8h 
Reforms Could Combat Rising Student Loan Defaults - Student Loan Ranger
Reforms Could Combat Rising Student Loan Defaults - Student Loan Ranger (usnews.com): Reforms Could Combat Rising Student Loan DefaultsBy EQUAL JUSTICE WORKSOctober 9, 2013 RSS Feed PrintPenalties for defaulting on student loans include seizure of tax refunds, garnishment of wages and the partial taking of Social Security payments.The most recent student loan default rates releasedby the Departmen
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The Educated Reporter: For Students, Shutdown Offers Lessons in How Not to Run a Nation
The Educated Reporter: For Students, Shutdown Offers Lessons in How Not to Run a Nation: For Students, Shutdown Offers Lessons in How Not to Run a NationWith the partial shutdown of the federal government well into its second week, it’s reasonable to ask what lessons students might be absorbing from the actions of Congress – or lack thereof. Peter Levine, director of the Center for Information &am
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10-9-13 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Confessions of a "Bad Teacher" Confronting Treachery During an Age of "Reform"I read Rafe Esquith’s Real Talk for Real Teachers and James Owens’ Confessions of a Bad Teacher during the same week. Esquith described many types of educational malpractice being imposed in the name of “best practices” that I have seen. In fact, he recounts disgusting incidents that a
by mike simpson / 8h 
Big promises with iPads, but where's the research? | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
Big promises with iPads, but where's the research? | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: Big promises with iPads, but where's the research?Annie Gilbertson | October 9th, 2013, 6:00amSLIDESHOW1 of 11Grant Slater/KPCCSecond graders Mark G. and Brandon C. play educational games on iPads at a charter school in Huntington Park.Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy has trumpeted his $1 bil
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Notes on the Seniority Smokescreen | School Finance 101
Notes on the Seniority Smokescreen | School Finance 101: Notes on the Seniority SmokescreenPosted on October 9, 20130       Rate ThisSeniority, in the modern reformy lexicon, is among the dirtiest words. Senior teachers are not only ineffective and greedy and never put interest of the children over their own, but they are in fact downright evil, a persistent drain on state and local economies and
by mike simpson / 10h 
10-9-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: The State Department of Education’s NetStat to the rescue!When in doubt, purchase a new data management system, give it a name that has nothing to do with education, hire more consultants and then hold as many meetings and “training sessions” as possible. All paid for, or course, by the generous taxpayers of Connecticut (while school districts across the state go without adequate fundi
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-9-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Mark Naison Reviews “Reign of Error”Mark Naison is the tireless advocate who co-founded the BATs (otherwise known as the Bad Ass Teachers). Wherever I go, I find BATs. He has created a genuine force, an outlet for teachers who want to act and feel helpless. As BATs, they are ready to act and they do. Here he reviews Reign of Error.
by mike simpson / 10h 
10-9-13 Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL: Resources On The HajjMillions of Muslims make the annual pilgrimage, called the Hajj, to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Because the Islamic calendar is a lunar calendar based on the motion of the moon, the time of the Hajj is different time each year in terms of the Gregorian calendar. In 2013, it takes place between October 13-18.
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10-9-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: What they spent but won't pay rent - Report from Inside Eva's Belly of the BeastAs a school co-located with a Success Academy school we were shocked at the silence we encountered this morning as the entire SA school was noticeably missing (at rally).  Upon their return we were even more shocked at the tremendous financial expenditure put forth for this rally with new bright yellow
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10-9-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: UFT Leadership Still Doesnt Realize The Problem Is The Common CoreJames Eterno writes at ICEUFT blog that the UFT Executive Board passed a resolution on Monday night calling for a moratorium on the high stakes part of the new ADVANCE teacher evaluation system.This moratorium call, btw, would be the same thing Randi Weingarten called for a while back.But the UFT Executive Boa
by mike simpson / 10h 
Admissions Data: the key, missing data to exposing charters
Admissions Data: the key, missing data to exposing charters: Admissions Data: the key, missing data to exposing chartersFinally, finally, finally…The front door clear advantage awarded to charter schools by the Deformists in charge is city wide admissions. [The ejector seat advantage allows them to “counsel” ahem force out low performers.]  Charter schools can selectively admit from a disadvantage
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Privatization Proliferates: Vouchers, Charters, and Portfolio School Reform | janresseger
Privatization Proliferates: Vouchers, Charters, and Portfolio School Reform | janresseger: Privatization Proliferates: Vouchers, Charters, and Portfolio School ReformPosted on October 9, 2013 by janressegerIf you live in a small city, a rural area, or even a suburb you may not be watching the privatization of K-12 education in your own community.  But privatization is proliferating; just let us co
by mike simpson / 10h 
CHARTER SCHOOLS: A PRIVATIZING WEDGE Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública
Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: CHARTER SCHOOLS: A PRIVATIZING WEDGEThe Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Publica's Stance on Charter SchoolsPosted by Black Educator at 2:41 AM 
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The United States of (Non)Reading: The End of Civilization or a New Era? | toteachornototeach
The United States of (Non)Reading: The End of Civilization or a New Era? | toteachornototeach: 'The United States of (Non)Reading:The End of Civilization or a New Era?by Susan D. BlumJust the other day one of my undergraduate assistants reported a friend’s boast that he had not read anything for school since fifth grade. A student at an excellent university, successful, “clever,” “smart,” he can w
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Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Interested in #BYOD? Become a #ConnectedEducator! #CE13
Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Interested in #BYOD? Become a #ConnectedEducator! #CE13: Interested in #BYOD? Become a #ConnectedEducator! #CE13This article originally appeared at Partners in Learning - 1:1 Hot Topics.So, you’re interested in supporting bring your own device (BYOD) where you work Congratulations! You are not alone, but you will need support. There is no better way to suppor
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YESTERDAY

Special Late Nite Cap EXTRA 10-8-13 #EDCHAT #P2 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk
Nite Cap EXTRAEXTRA EXTRA EXTRA EXTRAThe People of Wikileaks Versus Malala YousafzaiMalala Yousafzai at the United Nations   This is why so-called liberals get me mad. Someone posting under the Twitter handle Wikileaks believes Chelsea [formerly known as Bradley] Manning should win the Nobel Peace Prize over “pro-war favorite” Malala Yousafzai. Specifically, they said: Why Guardian likely excluded
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AFT President Randi Weingarten’s remarks at the Concert and March for Immigrant Dignity and Respect
AFT President Randi Weingarten’s remarks at the Concert and March for Immigrant Dignity and Respect: AFT President Randi Weingarten’s remarks at the Concert and March for Immigrant Dignity and RespectOctober 8, 2013 at 6:24pmGood afternoon. I'm Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, a union that proudly supports dignity and respect for all immigrants.The United States
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Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 10-8-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
Nite Cap UPDATEUPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATECORPORATE ED REFORMClear Cutting of Our Schools - and Sacramentoby Editorial Board. Rethinking SchoolsNo single policy reflects the bankruptcy of current education reform politics more than the mass closings of public schools. From Chicago to Washington, D.C., to New Orleans, Detroit, and Philadelphia, these mass closings lay waste to communities, negative
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Nite Cap 10-8-13 #BATsACT #RealEdTalk #EDCHAT #P2
James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAYED Pulse Poll Results: Where Does Early Childhood Education Fit Within Our National Priorities? — Whole Child EducationED Pulse Poll Results: Where Does Early Childhood Education Fit Within Our National Priorities? — Whole Child Education: T
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