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July 2009 Question of the Month
Do you support the adoption of national standards for K-12 academics? What are your concerns? What are your hopes?
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July 2009 Question of the Month 3 Replies
Do you support adoption of national standards for K-12 academics? What are your concerns? What are your hopes?
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Started by Kim Carter in Question of the Month. Last reply by Roxy Menadelook 15 hours ago.
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