In Florida, U.S. district judge Casey Rodgers is leading a movement to help released inmates find their way back into society through counseling, job placement and support.

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Scale is the trick, and unfortunately the testing and accountability movement has not been able to even adequately manage a single district.

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What began as a small group of disaffected protesters hunkered down near the financial district in New York City is quickly becoming a national, and potentially global, movement.

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