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Their sway over policy and politics appears to be growing, especially at the state and local levels. A new generation of education advocacy groups has emerged to play a formidable political role in states and communities across the country.

Interesting article! I think that advocacy groups pushing for the interests of CHILDREN is something that has been long overdue to the reformation of urban education. Also, I read about Rhee in a different article, for anyone that is interested and wants any more background knowledge. Link is below: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1862444-1,00.html

I used the link to Indiana's Democrats for Education Reform and found information about a budget proposal for next year. They are discussing adding additional cost to states and districts that are already under economic stress! Democrats for Education Reform - Indiana: http://www.dfer.org/branches/in/