PARCC showdown in Louisiana – An accreditation Band-Aid – Illuminating …

PARCC showdown in Louisiana – An accreditation Band-Aid – Illuminating
White was referring to South Carolina's plan to pull out of the Smarter Balanced assessments, after all, just five days after the state board of education voted to stick with the testing group. South Carolina … And outgoing state Superintendent Mick …
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Enhancing border security and protecting a national monument
Thomas Winkowski, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said in a January 2014 letter to Senator Heinrich:“The provisions of this bill would significantly enhance the flexibility of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to operate …
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Live blog: Planning Commission considers selling Newcomb Boulevard to
Newcomb will be open to traffic, though a proposal is pending to make it one-way. Their purchase offer rejected, …. Christian Rooney, president of the Newcomb Blvd Association, reads from a letter from Trianon Plaza, another closed street. by Karen …
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Law Prof Rips School for Helping Poor Grads and Not Giving Him a Raise
Via the Tax Prof Blog, here's letter No. 1 to UO Law School Dean Michael Moffitt, in which Illig blasts the school for its plummeting U.S. News ranking and also its plan to "stiff" him: Michael, … Everyone is in everyone else's business, instead of …
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