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Reinvent What You Do, Not Who You Are

Association Subculture

It's spreading to Indiana, Wisconsin and New York. The idea is democracy doesn't work and that financial problems can only be fixed by removing democracy from the equation. This has been happening in Benton Harbor, in Flint and other towns. And now, Detroit. Our beloved Detroit is in danger of losing its soul.

Detroit 100
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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. With increased public scrutiny and media attention, the standards have become increasingly politicized—and, in some states, stalled.