The Center for Education Reform, the Jack Kemp Foundation, and Opportunity Lives is holding a Kemp Forum on Expanding Opportunity on Thursday, May 5, 2016 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in Chapel Hill. Here is the link for more information and to register.

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A NC teacher’s reading assignment for legislators — and there will be a test

The Washington Post | May 2, 2016

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