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Out of Bloom: Lessons from a Nonprofit’s Demise

Associations Now

But support from the states dissipated quickly as parents (and then legislators [PDF]) raised the privacy concerns. Most notable was the situation in Louisiana, where parents discovered that Social Security numbers were being used to classify students in the database.

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Parsing Common Core: An Education Program Under Fire

Associations Now

Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin this year halted or delayed implementation, according to the Denver-based National Conference of State Legislatures. In a June Washington Post op-ed, Delaware Gov. Republicans control the legislatures and the governorships in those states.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 8.9.19

Reid All About it

If you want to make Eastern North Carolina pulled pork but don’t have a wood-fired barbecue pit and eight hours to kill, then pull out the Instant Pot and try this recipe. Location: Room Delaware AB, Hyatt, Greater Columbus Convention Center. You heard it here first. All times are Eastern Daylight Time unless otherwise noted.