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Reposted at The Answer Sheet/Washington Post: How test scores are used as a political prop
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-----. (2007, September 28). Schools cant’ repair all of poverty’s ills. The State.
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-----. (2011, October 30). Le Guin's "The ones who walk away from Omelas”: Allegory of privilege. Daily Kos. Reposted at The Daily Censored (2011, November 3).
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Reposted at The Answer Sheet/Washington Post: How test scores are used as a political prop
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-----. (2007, January 18). Open enrollment a bad idea for S.C.’s public schools. The State.
-----. (2007, January 12). Addressing poverty key to improving public schools. The Greenville News.
-----. (2006, November 29). Students can only learn to write well by writing a lot. The Greenville News.
-----. (2006, September 3). The SAT is A) wildly overemphasized .... The State.
-----. (2006, August 26). Tests were never meant to prove anything conclusively. The Greenville News.
-----. (2006, June 25). S.C. must change way it treats poor students. The State.
-----. (2006, June 14). Public education ultimately is about securing our freedom. The Greenville News.
-----. (2006, February 23). Open enrollment plan assumes teachers are failing. The Greenville News.
-----. (2006, January 9). Computer-based testing just creates more problems. The Greenville News.
-----. (2005, October 5). Pledge of allegiance should come from the heart. The Greenville News.
-----. (2005, July 5). Our addiction to testing is failing our schools. The Greenville News.
-----. (2005, March 3). Consumerism, competition won’t cure our schools. The Greenville News.
-----. (2004, December 9). Parents should oppose back-door voucher plan. The Greenville News.
-----. (2004, September 20). Stop obsessing about SAT and look at what it’s telling us. The Greenville News.
-----. (2004, July 25). Can we afford numbers games that rule our schools? The Greenville News.
-----. (2004, March 28). Choice won’t solve the problems in our public schools. The Greenville News.
-----. (2003, October 21). Politicians should stay out of the business of running schools. The Greenville News.
-----. (2002, November 21) Can Vouchers Improve South Carolina Schools? The Greenville News.
