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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Changing No Child Left Behind President Barack Obama’s administration has called for an overhaul of George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind education law, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/education/14child.html?hp" title="mitigating">mitigating</a> the ridiculous focus on standardized tests with an approach that takes into consideration student attendance and classrooms’ learning climates. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/changing_no_child_left_behind_20100313/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/changing_no_child_left_behind_20100313/</a> Copyright © 2010 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Changing No Child Left Behind President Barack Obama’s administration has called for an overhaul of George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind education law, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/education/14child.html?hp" title="mitigating">mitigating</a> the ridiculous focus on standardized tests with an approach that takes into consideration student attendance and classrooms’ learning climates. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/changing_no_child_left_behind_20100313/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/changing_no_child_left_behind_20100313/</a> Copyright © 2010 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com