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Monday, April 16, 2018

Yes indeed, the word "obeisance" was on the 6th grade ELA exam -- with no definition

Who and why writes these exams -- designed to fail our kids and close our schools?

Posted by Leonie Haimson at 4/16/2018 08:17:00 PM No comments:

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