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September 18, 2007: Headlines

How to fix Washington's graduation standards

Posted Tue, Sep 18, 11 p.m.

Test scores are up, but there still are many public-school students who graduate unprepared for college or the workforce. And the WASL test requirement is not really enforced. A co-author of the 1993 law that was intended to reform the system explains how to get standards-based education back on track. Second of two parts

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Out of the men's room, Larry Craig taps toes with the ACLU

Posted Tue, Sep 18, noon

The civil-rights organization says no crime took place, so it's helping a senator who otherwise would be a political foe.

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The WASL test: What went wrong

Posted Tue, Sep 18, 5 a.m.

Fourteen years after the Washington Legislature enacted education reform, which created the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, reality is a distortion of the vision. A former lawmaker who worked for three years on the legislation looks back, and looks ahead. First of two parts

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