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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-05-05 09:01 PM
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Connecticut prepares to sue US. over Bush education law
Connecticut's attorney general said today that he was preparing to sue the federal government over President Bush's signature education-reform law, arguing that it forces Connecticut to administer new standardized tests at a cost of millions of dollars and that Washington refuses to pay for them.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/05/nyregion/05cnd-child.html?ex=1270353600&en=f94692793bea15dc&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo
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proud2BlibKansan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-05-05 09:31 PM
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1. But if they cooperate
the standards will be lowered for them. The Ed Secy said that today.
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DulceDecorum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-05-05 11:37 PM
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2. Losing Joementum?
For twenty years (since 1978), Congress and each President have designated the day which is four days before the Jewish holiday of Passover as "Education Day, U.S.A." They have called upon us to renew our national commitment to education that embraces the moral and ethical values which are the cornerstone of civilized society.
http://www.rb.org.il/noahide/directory/essays7.htm

The following list is therefore only a short summary, not a complete explanation, of additional mitzvos that should be adopted as quickly as possible by Noachides everywhere:
http://www.noahide.com/minimum.htm
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