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‘Messed up:’ Common Core test could be destined to fail

Gary Grado//February 4, 2015//

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‘Messed up:’ Common Core test could be destined to fail

‘Messed up:’ Common Core test could be destined to fail

Gary Grado//February 4, 2015//

The Arizona Department of Education is expecting the initial achievement test tied to the Common Core learning standards to be a disaster. Michael Bradley, chief of staff for the department,...

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