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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Here is a followup to the ongoing discussion in
this community about school to work programs.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Education Week magazine does some great comparisons
in how the different state's educational systems are doing...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The most recent (last week) is at:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.edweek.org//ew/articles/2007/01/04/17execsum.h26.html?print=1">http://www.edweek.org//ew/articles/2007/01/04/17execsum.h26.html?print=1</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This comparison is based upon the goal of providing
a "seamless educational system" that helps kids move easily and effectively from
school to college to career...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Anyway, Idaho is 35th of all states, WA is 22, in
meeting this goal.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>We are not doing very well.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For those who really want to study the data, what
is very good about this Education Week report is that by opening the report
Table of Contents on-line and selecting state reports, you can see
how those rankings were made.</FONT></DIV>
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