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Jon Stewart takes on Obama’s school reform — again - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Jon Stewart takes on Obama’s school reform — again - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

Jon Stewart takes on Obama’s school reform — again

Jon Stewart showed considerable restraint this week when he welcomed Melody Barnes, President Obama’s chief of domestic policy, on The Daily Show and she spoke about the administration’s education reforms in a way that revealed how out of touch the White House is on the subject.

Stewart asked Barnes, who is leaving her post as director of Obama’s Domestic Policy Council at the end of the year, what she was most proud of. She singled out the administration’s education policies, both K-12 and higher education, though Stewart steered the converation to the former.

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