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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Privacy and military and testing, oh, my!
Golly! I'm supported by a political party! That HAS to be a first. The Texas Green Party has an item on its platform that explicitly addresses this issue: 13. We oppose the presence of corporate advertising in schools. We insist, if military recruiters are invited to schools or the school has a ROTC program, that others also be invited who can provide an alternate view of the military and its enlistment promises and offer young people viable alternatives to enlistment. We also oppose the practice of public schools providing lists of students? names to military recruiters or corporate advertisers. Many of you would also like #8: 8. We oppose over reliance on high-stakes standardized tests when such tests are used as the primary criterion for grade advancement, graduation, or teacher pay. Likewise, we refute that the averaged scores from such tests can be used to make fair or meaningful comparisons between schools. http://www.txgreens.org/resources/gpinfo/gptx_state_platform.htm ~PM _________________________________________________________________ MSN. Más Útil Cada Día http://www.msn.es/intmap/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.
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