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Some lawmakers’ bills target standardized testing in Arizona

Samantha Shotzbarger, Cronkite News//February 17, 2015//

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Some lawmakers’ bills target standardized testing in Arizona

Some lawmakers’ bills target standardized testing in Arizona

Samantha Shotzbarger, Cronkite News//February 17, 2015//

With Arizona weeks away from using the new AzMERIT test for the first time, four Republican lawmakers have offered legislation that would put its future in doubt. Two of the...

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