Alex Molnar

National Education Policy Center

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Research Professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Publications Director at the National Education Policy Center and author of Commercialism in Education: From Democratic Ideal to Market Commodity

Alex Molnar on KCRW

On a standardized test this month, New York's 8th graders were asked about a pineapple that challenges a hare to a race.

Pineapplegate and Privatizing Public Schools

On a standardized test this month, New York's 8th graders were asked about a pineapple that challenges a hare to a race.

from Which Way, L.A.?

In six or seven states, kids were asked ridiculous questions on a standardized test. Then, New York's 8th graders were asked about a pineapple that challenges a hare to a race.

Public Education and Private Profit

In six or seven states, kids were asked ridiculous questions on a standardized test. Then, New York's 8th graders were asked about a pineapple that challenges a hare to a race.

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Los Angeles County and San Francisco are among the California municipalities that have banned plastic bags on the grounds that they're bad for the environment.

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