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Diane Brooks

Diane Brooks is a journalist and communications consultant. She was a newspaper reporter for many years in Seattle and the San Francisco Bay Area, and now lives in Everett, Wash. priestdi.com.

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These Seattle Teachers Boycotted Standardized Testing—and Sparked a Nationwide Movement

Parents, students, and teachers all over the country have joined the revolt to liberate our kids from a test-obsessed education system.

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