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Reversing course, Senate votes to spare Common Core standards

Ben Giles and Gary Grado//March 5, 2014//

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Reversing course, Senate votes to spare Common Core standards

Reversing course, Senate votes to spare Common Core standards

Ben Giles and Gary Grado//March 5, 2014//

Five Republican senators helped to kill an anti-Common Core bill Wednesday, a day after giving their approval in a preliminary floor vote. The Republicans — Adam Driggs, John McComish, Steve...

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