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May 5, 2011

A Letter to Secretary Arne Duncan Re: the 2010 NAEP Civics Report Card

Dear Secretary Duncan, (Again, is Arne okay? We tend to be informal here at the Neighborhood, so we hope you don’t mind.) How’s it going, big guy? Still keeping up that jump shot? I’m just assuming since you seem to be more … Continue reading →

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