"They are around and they stand the test of time because they can still raise questions about what we are going through today."

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

On education, the Bloomberg administration was among the nation's forerunners in changing the culture of public schools and testing new ideas to raise test scores and student achievement in the mayor's first two terms with then-Chancellor Joel Klein.

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Districts everywhere are under pressure to raise academic test scores, and to do so with ever-shrinking budgets.

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The panel said they believed the test would raise attainment in these areas.

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