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[CCBC-Net] NYTimes.com: Critic of No Child Left Behind Was Disinvited From Meeting

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Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 13:55:54 -0500 (CDT)

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NATIONAL | May 13, 2006 Critic of No Child Left Behind Was Disinvited From Meeting By SUSAN SAULNY Patricia Polacco, a popular author of children's books, says her publisher, McGraw-Hill, disinvited her from a speech because she wouldn't agree to stay away from her views on testing. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/13/us/13author.html?ex=1148184000&en=be352493794853d4&ei=5070&emc=eta1



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