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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060420/ap_on_re_us/no_child_vendors
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060420/ap_on_re_us/no_child_vendors> 

 

This article is about where the government spends money mandated to provide
kids at failing schools with tutors. It starts with a description of a sort
of mom + pop self-run business by two people who started their own tutoring
company. But also notes that some larger companies that provide "testing
services" are like the Halliburtons of education. One got a $60 million
contract from Texas alone this year. Interesting stuff.

 

Jonah Cohen

Outreach & Public Programs Manager

Science Center of Connecticut

 

"Fire up the klezmer music and prepare to become a man, you're in for a
truth-mitzvah!"

        -Stephen Colbert

 


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