<span style="font-size: larger;">A Michigan House Subcommittee listened to almost six hours in a public hearing regarding Common Core educational standards for Michigan&rsquo;s schools.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">Comments for and against the standards where presented to the committee for consideration. One more hearing date is set for August 28 before a final decision is made.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">For details of the committee hearing click on the following story link:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2013/08/marathon_hearing_on_common_cor.html"><span style="font-size: larger;">http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2013/08/marathon_hearing_on_common_cor.html</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: larger;">For and additional article on Common Core from the New York Times click on the following link:</span><br />
<a href="http:// http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/16/education/new-education-standards-face-growing-opposition.html?_r=0"><br />
<span style="font-size: larger;">http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/16/education/new-education-standards-face-growing-opposition.html?_r=0</span></a><br />
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