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Some geographical reasoning

November 14, 2007 – 8:03 am

Mrs. Mecomber of New York Renovator took slight issue with McArthur’s Universal Corrective Map I posted showing south as up:
…Plus, aren’t maps the way they are (Arctic on top, Antarctic on bottom) because that is how the Earth rotates around the Sun– Artic on top, Antarctic on bottom?
It’s great to be a free thinker. It’s [...]

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Of states, schools and prisons

November 14, 2007 – 6:51 am

The Education Sector has released a new report, How States Game the No Child Left Behind Act. From the press release:
But some states changed their rank substantially. And none increased its position more than Alabama, which jumped from 22nd to 5th. Carey chronicles Alabama’s progress under NCLB and demonstrates that this didn’t happen because [...]