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Abracadabra!

12.22.2011

Rick relocates to snowy locales, while Andy sits in. This week, he and Mike discuss Fordham’s new paper on “private public schools,” Obama’s announcement to tie Title I to “career-and college-ready” standards, and Tim Pawlenty’s metaphorical use of the nine-iron, all while listening to Nico Petrilli (that’s Mike’s son) rap. (There’s an app for that.) Amber’s away too, so we skip to Rate that Reform, where Stafford gets exercised about Webcamgate. Click here to listen through our website and peruse past editions. To download the show as an mp3 to your computer, click here (no iPod required--this link will play through any music software on your computer, including Windows Media Player or RealPlayer). And don’t worry, we’re not spying on you through your computer. We promise.

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