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Educators leery of governor’s role in new accountability system

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State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers and Gov. Scott Walker

Wisconsin’s governor and its chief education official are collaborating on an alternative to the Bush-era’s “No Child Left Behind” law. But as Brian Bull reports, the team up isn’t quite winning over teachers.

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