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Important verse (but then I guess they really are all important)

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Posted on October 8, 2008 - 7:43am at Atwood Zoo
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have been giving a lot of consideration recently to all that the girls are doing and making sure that it ties to what is really important for them and their growth.

A Rant Against Standardized Testing

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Posted on August 28, 2008 - 11:45am at Trying to Follow
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Metro schools fail for fifth year in row

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Posted on July 29, 2008 - 8:55am at Vivian Wilhoite District 29
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District loses more control to the state
By JAIME SARRIO • Staff Writer • July 29, 2008

Metro Nashville Schools continued its slide toward total state control as student test data released Monday made it the only Tennessee district to fail five consecutive years.

Poor kids' teachers earn less in Metro

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Posted on July 14, 2008 - 1:58pm at A Disgruntled Republican
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By JAIME SARRIO, Staff Writer, The Tennessean

Some of Nashville's hardest-to-educate students are taught by the district's least-experienced, lowest-paid teachers, an inequity education leaders have struggled for years to address.

"Thank you for correcting my English, which stinks"

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Posted on June 29, 2008 - 11:01pm at Enclave
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The Nashville English First website was down for a while today (or at least I couldn't access it), and it looks like the wait has paid off as they've updated it with their special patriotic July 4th edition (okay, it looks exactly the same as the pre-patriotic July 4th edition).

It's a Great Idea, but How's It Gonna Work?

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Posted on February 27, 2008 - 10:50am at An American Front Porch
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by Nicole McIntyre

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