http://takingnote.learningmatters.tvOnce a teacher, John Merrow has been covering education for NPR and PBS for 35 years and is currently Education Correspondent for the PBS NewsHour. This is his weekly blog about education issues.enFri, 24 Feb 2012 06:35:36 PSThttp://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1hourly1lmtv_takingnotehttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lmtv_takingnote/~3/0CpFSYCqGjA/2012 Blogs2012a nation at riskaccountabilityarne duncanChartersDemocratsdepartment of educationeducationeducation reformequityExcellenceGOPPoliticspublic schoolsTransparencyJohn MerrowThu, 23 Feb 2012 08:18:13 PSThttp://takingnote.learningmatters.tv/?p=5595http://takingnote.learningmatters.tv/?feed=rss2&p=55959Almost 30 years after 'A Nation at Risk,' is the tide of mediocrity still rising? Does Washington have the solution?"<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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