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jwirr

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2. Exactly what are these schools lacking in to fail this test? What are they doing to children in

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Sun Apr 13, 2014, 11:13 AM

Apr 2014

poverty that they get money taken away from the most vulnerable? Also I think Iowa has most of its special ed children out of institutions and in the school systems. Does this have anything to do with this?

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more elleng Apr 2014 #1

Exactly what are these schools lacking in to fail this test? What are they doing to children in jwirr Apr 2014 #2

They're lacking sanity. Igel Apr 2014 #3

Thank you. Makes it very clear - the schools are not failing - the requirements are unrealistic. jwirr Apr 2014 #4

NOTHING, substantive, a procedural (and political) thing is 'missing.' elleng Apr 2014 #5