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<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=2 face="Palatino Linotype">Of possible
interest: My commentary to be published this week in Education Week's
Quality Counts issue. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=2 face="Palatino Linotype">It's called
<STRONG>"Debunking the Case for National Standards,"</STRONG> and you can
read it at <A
href="http://www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/edweek/national.htm">www.alfiekohn.org/teaching/edweek/national.htm</A>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000 size=2 face="Palatino Linotype"><BR>-- Alfie Kohn<BR><A
href="http://www.alfiekohn.org">www.alfiekohn.org</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>