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madfloridian

(88,117 posts) Mon Apr 27, 2015, 01:24 PM Apr 2015

Arne has nerve to threaten fed intervention over opt outs. Blames parents for test anxiety.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026575462

Time for him to go.

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Arne has nerve to threaten fed intervention over opt outs. Blames parents for test anxiety. (Original Post) madfloridian Apr 2015 OP

the stress comes from the threat of our neighborhood schools being defunded questionseverything Apr 2015 #1

Past time for him to go--he should never have been brought on board in the first place. n/t Demeter Apr 2015 #2

I saw that article. There are some vocal and angry families AllyCat Apr 2015 #3

He never should have been appointed. LWolf Apr 2015 #4

questionseverything

(10,256 posts)

1. the stress comes from the threat of our neighborhood schools being defunded

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Mon Apr 27, 2015, 02:02 PM

Apr 2015

Demeter

(85,373 posts)

2. Past time for him to go--he should never have been brought on board in the first place. n/t

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Mon Apr 27, 2015, 05:02 PM

Apr 2015

AllyCat

(17,171 posts)

3. I saw that article. There are some vocal and angry families

Reply to madfloridian (Original post)

Mon Apr 27, 2015, 08:38 PM

Apr 2015

That are breathing fire over this at the Opt-out forum on FB.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)

4. He never should have been appointed.

Reply to madfloridian (Original post)

Wed Apr 29, 2015, 07:10 AM

Apr 2015

If the new version of ESEA is passed, he won't be able to intervene.

That will move the fight against high-stakes testing to the state level, where we might begin to see some progress.

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