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States Hope For Relief With ‘No Child’ Waivers

Posted by VicPlough on Feb 13, 2012 in Education

Story By: by Claudio Sanchez

Six months ago, President Obama directed his secretary of education to give waivers to states seeking much-needed relief from the federal education mandates prescribed under No Child Left Behind. On Thursday, they granted them to ten. But how much flexibility is the president really willing to give and what is he asking in return?

 
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Poetry Finds New Life In New Places

Posted by VicPlough on Jan 27, 2012 in Education

Story By: Tell Me More

For years, critics have argued about whether poetry still holds a place on this country’s literary table. Host Michel Martin puts that question to writer Alan King and Lauren Wilcox, who talk about encouraging a taste for poetry in a new generation for this week’s Washington Post Magazine.

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