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The Grading Game A State’s Report Card Can Vary from A to F, Depending on the Grader’s Agenda Contact: William J. Mathis, (802) 383-0058, wmathis@sover.net Sherman Dorn, (813) 974-9482, dorn@usf.edu URL for this press release: http://tinyurl.com/az4hfyq BOULDER, CO (February 20, 2013) –  “Report cards” that grade states on their education policies assign rankings that vary tremendously, depending on the political ideology of the grader, according to a new review released today by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC). As a result, every state has been assigned a “D” or “F” by at least one of these report cards in the past few years, and almost every state can claim an “A” or “B” grade from another report card. Sherman Dorn, University of South Florida professor of education, and Ken Libby, University…

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