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27 Sep

Posted at 09:00h in Top of the Class Newsletter
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30 Aug

Posted at 09:08h in Top of the Class Newsletter
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29 Jun

Posted at 10:49h in Top of the Class Newsletter
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08 Dec

Posted at 06:00h in Tucker's Blog
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Cross-posted at Education Week. I heard the other day that Andreas Schleicher had been invited to address the NAEP governing board.  Long overdue, I thought, but better late than never.  The design of PISA makes it a much more valuable tool than NAEP for sorting out...