Both wrong on education
Dennis Fox is a blogger new to me, writing on how "Bush and Kerry Both Wrong On Education".
Here's a link to his work criticizing high-stakes testing.
posted by shari L @ 10:41 PM
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Thursday, October 14, 2004
Here's a link to his work criticizing high-stakes testing.
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