Back in the 1960's, people used to talk about the "veil of mystification" that governments would use to keep people from realizing the absurdity of some government policy. The phrase often comes to mind when I think about the No Child Left Behind law, especially the provision that requires 100 percent of all students be proficient in reading and math by 2014. Ain't gonna happen.
You can have 100 percent proficiency or you can have a meaningful definition of proficient. You...
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