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Are Pearson-Taught Students Getting an Unfair Testing Advantage?

Evelyn B. Stacey
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May 21, 2013
The largest education company in the world put reading passages from its new Common Core-aligned curriculum into sixth- and eighth-grade tests it administered in New York, prompting concerns that s

No Net Profit

David L. Applegate
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May 20, 2013
Jacobs High School student Allison Leja of Algonquin, Illinois sued Carpentersville-based Community Unit Sc

Poll: 57 Percent of Public Opposes Government Preschool

Shelby Sims
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May 20, 2013
Government preschool programs have expanded greatly in the past decade, but a new poll finds 57 percent of Americans believe parents, not the government, should pay for preschool.

How Obamacare Is Making Insurance Worse

Benjamin Domenech
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May 20, 2013
One talking point about Obamacare that has received little pushback is that whatever you can say about what the law will do to premium costs, or taking away a plan and a doctor you like, it’s going

Alaska Continues Its Record Long, Snowy Winter

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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May 20, 2013
Anchorage, Alaska set a record last week for its longest snow season on record. The city also set a record for its lowest May 17 maximum temperature.

Detroit Emergency Manager Calls for 'Complete Restructuring' of City Operations

Steve Stanek
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May 20, 2013
The emergency financial manager for Detroit has issued a report that says the city's finances are in worse shape than nearly anyone suspected before Michigan Gov.

Schools Test New Ways to Deploy Teachers

Ashley Bateman
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May 18, 2013
Two years ago Romain Bertrand was a middle school math teacher, finishing his fifth year teaching in North Carolina’s Charlotte-Mecklenberg district and thinking he needed a way to reach more teach

Idaho Sets Up State Exchange

Loren Heal
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May 17, 2013
Idaho Gov. “Butch” Otter—one of the most prominent opponents of Obamacare—announced his state would implement its own health insurance exchange under the law.

Wisconsin Lawmakers Consider Two School Choice Proposals

Kathlyn Shirley
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May 17, 2013
In 1989, Wisconsin became the first state to implement school vouchers for poor families.
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