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 RS>>> "Nationwide, only 30 percent of public school eighth graders earned
 TR>> a RS>rating of "proficient" or better in reading, and the average
 TR>> reading score RS>on the NAEP test was 262 out of 500."

 RS> http://mediamatters.org/blog/201102220030

 TR>> You obviously don't realize it...but that little bit of info serves as
 TR>> an indictment of the *unionized* public education system in this
 TR>> country.

 RS> Someone found a correlation, the 5 states that don't have
 RS> collective bargaining for teachers, have the 5 worst SAT
 RS> scores. (WI is #3, by the way.)

 RS> http://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/policyblog/detail/
 RS> 2010-sat-scores-by-state

 That one is useful.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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