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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to step down at end of year

10/2/2015

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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan plans to step down from his Cabinet position by the end of the year, leaving the Obama administration more than a year before the president’s term will end. click here for full article: Via Washington Post


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SED’s Dirty Little Secret

9/16/2015

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In 2010, New York State was awarded over $700 million from President Obama’s Race to the Top initiative. As part of the grant, New York agreed to adopt the Common Core Standards (self-identified as “college and career ready” standards), tie student test scores to teacher evaluations, and to implement a longitudinal student data system.  click here for full article: Via Tim Farley


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