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    Obama Practices Social Promotion

    by Gary Stager

    A curious cartel of billionaire bullies, power
    hungry politicians and tough-talking school
    superintendents wage an eternal battle against
    social promotion -- for the good of our
    children of course. Social promotion, a
    divisive political term with no basis in
    reality, like partial-birth abortion, is one of
    the most popular talking points among the the
    most vocal critics of public education. The
    "end of social promotion" has caused tens of
    thousands of kids as young as 3rd grade to be
    left-back, despite overwhelming evidence that
    this practice harms children and increases the
    drop-out rate.

    However, social promotion is a godsend to urban
    school superintendents in this age of
    privatization. . . .
    Continue reading at the url
    below.

    — Gary Stager
    Huffington Post
    2008-12-17
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-stager/obama-practices-social-pr_b_151620.html

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