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NCLB swamping State Dept.'s of Ed.?

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I don't follow public education stories (especially when my children aren't directly impacted), but I happened upon this story about the rising influence of Nashville's teachers' union, and it got me to thinkin' . . .

Group of principals fights Metro test schedule

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State rejects student-fatigue argument
By NATALIA MIELCZAREK and COLBY SLEDGE • Staff Writers (Tennessean) • April 15, 2008

A group of Metro principals says a different achievement testing schedule this year left their students tired and discouraged, which could result in lower test scores needed to improve the district's poor federal standing.

Creationism In Arkansas Schools?

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This is disturbing:

About a fifth of Arkansas teachers teach straight evolution, while another 30 percent teach “something along those lines,” according to a survey by state education officials. The other 50 percent don’t teach it, either because of their own weaknesses or community opposition. About 10 percent teach straight creationism.

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