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Our Views: Back to the basics
Beyond debates over educational policies, learning boils down to human connections
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In coming days, parents will be hitting the stores for shoes, notebooks and glue pens, chiseling dried gum off last year’s backpacks and preparing for another school year. Whether you’re new to local school systems or a veteran of the back-to-school scramble, this summer’s news must leave your head spinning. Common Core or no?