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October 29, 2014

Duncan, Haslam Talk Achievement, Not 'Core'

D. Boucher, Tennessean

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan repeated some of his recent praise Tuesday for Tennessee’s improved scores on national assessments and accepting an “honest” system for student proficiency standards. Gov. Bill Haslam echoed those comments and promised hundreds of educators that the state “won’t back up on the push for higher standards.”


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