Word: ward
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...against standardized testing," says Larry W. Ward...
...Ward, a parent of three students in the Cambridge public schools, is like many parents who oppose MCAS. His objections to MCAS, he says, are specifically about this exam--not the idea of having state-wide tests...
...Ward says schools, students and the test itself are not ready for this "high stakes" exam...
Like many others, Ward says making MCAS a graduation requirement punishes students for failures of the Commonwealth's education system...
Such Lazarus acts, while rare, have become less so lately, with six networks looking for content. CBS picked up its hit JAG from NBC, and the WB just spirited off ABC's teen-witch com, Sabrina. (ABC's psych-ward drama, Wonderland, and on-hiatus Sports Night may also shop themselves around.) But Apatow admits the re-Freaking of TV is a long shot. "If anyone needs to fill an hour with NBC's lowest-rated show," he cracks, "they...