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Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:43:42 -0500
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An excellent set of letters in the Friday, Jan. 25 New York Times on the topic: Rating Teachers: Are Tests the Answer? Many of the voices come from the classroom

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/25/opinion/l25teach.html

Bob Schaeffer, Public Education Director
FairTest: National Center for Fair & Open Testing

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