News in Brief: A State Capitals Roundup
Michigan officials have withdrawn a social studies question from the state's test for 8th graders following complaints that it unfairly blamed Islam and Judaism for conflict in the Middle East.
The question will not count toward scores, and some students who had not taken the test by the time the question was pulled were told to skip it. The test, part of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program, was given last month...
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