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Heidi Alexander: “One more time, the bottom line of this proposal by Senator Bennet and myself is that every minute a teacher spends on an…”

On the recordMarch 17, 2011
One more time, the bottom line of this proposal by Senator Bennet and myself is that every minute a teacher spends on an unneeded test or regulation is a minute the teacher cannot devote to teaching a child. What we are asking the teachers of Tennessee and Colorado to do for us is to identify the rules and regulations we need and the rules and regulations we can get rid of.
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Heidi Alexander
Labour Party
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Mar 17, 2011

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