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Are the Stakes of Standardized Testing Too High?
Atlanta educators have been sentenced to jail for cheating. New York parents are telling their kids to opt out of standardized testing. Now, education reform is getting a second look in Washington, with a bipartisan re-write of No Child Left Behind.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenAtlanta educators have been sentenced to jail for cheating. New York parents are telling their kids to opt out of standardized testing. Now, education reform is getting a second look in Washington, with a bipartisan re-write of No Child Left Behind.
Also, Putin holds forth on marathon call-in show. On today's Talking Point, a revolution in the distillery business: Rum made in six days tastes the same as Rum aged for 20 years.
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3 storiesPutin Holds Forth on Marathon Call-In Show
Despite economic recession, President Vladimir Putin has 80% approval in Russia. Today, he held the annual, four-hour televised call-in that's designed to keep it that way. Alec Luhn writes from Moscow for the Guardian newspaper and the Nation magazine.
Read the story7 minAre American Children Being Left Behind After All?
The Bush Administration established No Child Left Behind — a federal law designed to raise student achievement in America's public schools. The Obama Administration followed up with the competitive program, Race to the Top . Have the resulting pressures on educators — and children — cost more than they're worth?
Read the story34 minThe Most Hated Man in the Distillery Industry?
Wired magazine recently profiled a Northern California distiller under the headline, " This Guy Says He Can Make 20-year Old Rum in 6 days ." It turns out, experts say he can. When you belly up to the bar, you won't be ordering "oak catalyzed esterification," but you might get Rum that's been made by that process.
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