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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:35:39 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title>The Nation&amp;#x0027;s Report Card: 2007 Trial Urban District Assessment in Reading</title>
				<link>http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/government-information/index.cfm/2007/11/15/The-Nationx0027s-Report-Card-2007-Trial-Urban-District-Assessment-in-Reading</link>
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				&lt;a href=&quot;http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008455&quot;&gt;http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008455&lt;/a&gt;

Presents school district level results over a four year period of the National Assessment of Education Progress reading tests for 4th and 8th grade students in 10 urban school districts and the District of Columbia.  Student performance is reported by race/ethnicity, eligibility for free/reduced-price school lunch, disability and English language learners.  From the National Center for Education Statistics.
				
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				<category>Urban Issues</category>				
				
				<category>Education</category>				
				
				<category>Children</category>				
				
				<category>African Americans</category>				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:56:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title>The Nation&amp;#x0027;s Report Card: 2007 Trial Urban District Assessment in Mathematics</title>
				<link>http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/government-information/index.cfm/2007/11/15/The-Nationx0027s-Report-Card-2007-Trial-Urban-District-Assessment-in-Mathematics</link>
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				&lt;a href=&quot;http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008452&quot;&gt;http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2008452&lt;/a&gt;

Presents school district level results over a four year period of the National Assessment of Educational Progress mathematics tests for 4th and 8th grade students in 10 urban public school districts including the District of Columbia. Student performance is reported by race/ethnicity, eligibility for free/reduced-price school lunch, disability and English language learners.  From the National Center for Education Statistics.
				
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				<category>Urban Issues</category>				
				
				<category>Education</category>				
				
				<category>Children</category>				
				
				<category>African Americans</category>				
				
				<category>Disability</category>				
				
				<category>Statistics</category>				
				
				<category>District of Columbia</category>				
				
				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:53:00 -0500</pubDate>
				<guid>http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/government-information/index.cfm/2007/11/15/The-Nationx0027s-Report-Card-2007-Trial-Urban-District-Assessment-in-Mathematics</guid>
				
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				<title>District of Columbia Voting Representation in Congress: An Analysis of Legislative Proposals</title>
				<link>http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/government-information/index.cfm/2007/2/7/District-of-Columbia-Voting-Representation-in-Congress-An-Analysis-of-Legislative-Proposals</link>
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				&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33830_20070130.pdf&quot;&gt;http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33830_20070130.pdf&lt;/a&gt;

Reviews past proposals and current legislation designed to provide voting rights to the Delegate from the District of Columbia.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
				
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				<category>Elections/Campaigns</category>				
				
				<category>District of Columbia</category>				
				
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				<category>Congress</category>				
				
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:21:00 -0500</pubDate>
				<guid>http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/government-information/index.cfm/2007/2/7/District-of-Columbia-Voting-Representation-in-Congress-An-Analysis-of-Legislative-Proposals</guid>
				
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				<title>District of Columbia Representation: Effect on House Apportionment</title>
				<link>http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/government-information/index.cfm/2007/2/7/District-of-Columbia-Representation-Effect-on-House-Apportionment</link>
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				&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RS22579_20070124.pdf&quot;&gt;http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RS22579_20070124.pdf&lt;/a&gt;

Examines how the provisions of two bills would provide for voting rights for the Delegate from the District of Columbia and how they would impact other states and overall apportionment.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
				
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				<category>Elections/Campaigns</category>				
				
				<category>District of Columbia</category>				
				
				<category>Laws/Regulations</category>				
				
				<category>Congress</category>				
				
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title>The Constitutionality of Awarding the Delegate for the District of Columbia a Vote in the House of R</title>
				<link>http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/government-information/index.cfm/2007/2/7/The-Constitutionality-of-Awarding-the-Delegate-for-the-District-of-Columbia-a-Vote-in-the-House-of-R</link>
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				&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33824_20070124.pdf&quot;&gt;http://opencrs.cdt.org/rpts/RL33824_20070124.pdf&lt;/a&gt;

Examines the provisions of two bills that would grant voting rights to the Delegate for the District of Columbia and how these provisions might fare under judicial and constitutional review.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
				
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				<category>District of Columbia</category>				
				
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				<category>Congress</category>				
				
				<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:18:00 -0500</pubDate>
				<guid>http://swem.wm.edu/blogs/government-information/index.cfm/2007/2/7/The-Constitutionality-of-Awarding-the-Delegate-for-the-District-of-Columbia-a-Vote-in-the-House-of-R</guid>
				
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