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Two new federal reports present a complex picture of the arts' presence in schools and the benefits derived from students' exposure.
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Business Group Urges Big Changes to Texas Math Standards
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Special Education Students a Focus in 'Bully'
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Tennessee Seeks to Increase Charter Schools' Public Reporting
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Texas H.S. Football Players Spend Spare Time as 'Bully Guards'
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(April 11, 2012, Charting My Own Course Blog)
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Our students need training in the arts and access to well-funded and properly staffed libraries. Tax caps choke school districts, making it nearly impossible to provide such opportunities to our students.
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