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In New Ad, Gov. Rick Scott Says He’s Listening To Complaints About FCAT

Gov. Rick Scott has released a back-to-school message in the form of a Republican Party of Florida-sponsored ad. In the as Scott says “listening to parents and teachers is still the best education” and is one reason he pushed to increase education funding by $1 billion. But the second part of the ad is likely […]

Ad Compares U.S. Schools To Pudgy, Flailing Olympic Athlete

The Olympics kick off in London today (yes, soccer kicked off a couple days ago), and former D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst is out with an Olympics-themed ad criticizing the U.S. education system. The ad shows a chubby man ineptly competing in rhythmic gymnastics while a commentator observes “the once-proud U.S. program has been […]

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