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Entries by Justin Snider from 08/2010

Rage Against the Machine: Why We Should Be Skeptical About Standardized Test Scores

| Posted 08.09.2010 | Politics
Read More: Michelle Rhee, American Federation of Teachers, Arne Duncan, Randi Weingarten, Rage Against the Machine, Michael Bloomberg, Externalities, Wall Street Journal, Barack Obama, New York Daily News, Mayoral Control, Campbell's Law, Joel Klein, New York Times, Standardized Testing, Naep, Politics News

The educational decisions now made in part on standardized test scores are neither few nor inconsequential. This is hardly about who gets a sticker for a job well done.

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Colleges That Graduate Students Deep in Debt

| Posted 08.18.2010 | College
Read More: U.S. News & World Report, US News College Rankings, Princeton University, Student Debt, University of Phoenix, College Rankings, Financial Aid, Student Loans, For-Profit Colleges, College News

Students would be well-advised to look not just as the flashy top 50 lists of best colleges and universities, but also to scrutinize the less sexy but equally or more important list of average student debt-load.

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Race to the Top's Biggest Losers

| Posted 08.25.2010 | Politics
Read More: Jersey Shore, Education, Economic Stimulus Package, Arne Duncan, New Jersey, Race to the Top, Linda Lingle, New York Times, Hawaii, Arizona, Barack Obama, LeBron James, Politics News

Race to the Top winners for round two were announced on August 24 by the U.S. Department of Education.

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