Thursday, January 25, 2007

JEANINE BLOMBERG NAMED INTERIM EDUCATION COMMISSIONER

TALLAHASSEE – By unanimous vote, the State Board of Education today appointed Jeanine Blomberg as Interim Commissioner of Education effective March 1, 2007.  John L. Winn will remain as Commissioner of Education until his retirement February 28.

Blomberg, 62, began her career at the Department of Education in 1976.  Currently, Blomberg serves as the Chief of Staff for the Department.  During her career, Blomberg has served as the Deputy Commissioner for Accountability, Research and Measurement and the Deputy Commissioner of Finance and Operations.  She has extensive experience in education policy, analysis and research, and is a recognized authority on public education funding and business management practices.  Blomberg has a long and distinguished record of working effectively with Florida’s education community.  Blomberg holds a bachelor’s degree in business and is a certified public manager. 

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

FSCA Legislative Update

S516 GENERAL BILL by Geller Autism Spectrum Disorder/Health Ins.; requires health insurer or HMO that offers major medical coverage to include coverage for treating minor for said disorder; defines term "autism spectrum disorder"; authorizes insurer or HMO to confirm diagnosis or review appropriateness of treatment plan; limits amount of annual coverage; provides that act does not affect licensure of health care professional or impair right to reimbursement of health care provider, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 01/09/07 SENATE Filed

S7008 PROPOSED COMMITTEE BILL for Consideration by Health Policy Florida Kidcare Program; revises various provisions of said program; revises certain requirements for screening applicants to program; provides duties of AHCA & DOH; establishes Florida Kidcare Consolidation Pilot Program within specified counties; provides for AHCA to administer pilot program in coordination with DCFS; requires AHCA to enter into contract for evaluation of said program, etc. Amends ch. 409, 624.91. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 01/11/07 SENATE Submitted for consideration by Health Policy 01/12/07 SENATE On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/24/07, 9:00 am, 301-S

 HOUSE BILLS

HEALTH

 H171 GENERAL BILL by R. Saunders (Similar S 0366) Infant Eye Care; requires certain eye examinations for infants born in hospitals in state; revises applicability; specifies application of certain penalty provisions; provides that coverage for children under health insurance policies & HMO contracts must include certain eye examinations for infants & children. Amends 383.04,.07, 627.6416, 641.31. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 01/08/07 HOUSE Filed

SENATE BILLS

SAFETY

S2 GENERAL BILL by Dawson Unattended Child in Motor Vehicle; provides that such offense constitutes second-degree misdemeanor rather than noncriminal traffic infraction; provides that such offense is third-degree felony if child suffers great bodily harm, disability, or disfigurement; provides penalties. Amends 316.6135. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 12/14/06 SENATE Filed 01/09/07 SENATE Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice

S104 GENERAL BILL by Hill Schools/Child Release Policy; requires school boards to adopt policies re release of children; provides definition; requires that copies of policies be provided to DOE; requires nonpublic schools, private schools, & certain child care facilities to adopt policies re release of children; requires that copies of such policies be available on premises of schools or child care facilities; defines term "picture identification". EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. 12/14/06 SENATE Filed 01/09/07 SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations

S106 GENERAL BILL by Hill Child Care Facilities/Screening; provides that employment screening for good moral character is valid for 1 year; requires child care personnel to be rescreened using level 2 standards for screening; requires said personnel to be rescreened if person has break in his or her employment in child care industry for more than 90 days. Amends 402.305. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 12/14/06 SENATE Filed 01/09/07 SENATE Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Criminal Justice

S114 GENERAL BILL by Baker Bullying/Harassment/Schools; cites act as "Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up for All Students Act"; prohibits bullying or harassment during education programs or activities, on school buses, or through use of data or computer software accessed through computer systems of certain educational institutions; requires DOE approval of school district's policy & its compliance with reporting procedures as prerequisites to receipt of safe schools funds, etc. Creates 1006.147. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. 12/14/06 SENATE Filed 01/09/07 SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Criminal Justice; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations 01/12/07 SENATE On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/24/07, 9:00 am, 110-S

S150 GENERAL BILL by Posey Trucks/Minors Riding in Open Body; prohibits operator of pickup or flatbed truck from allowing minor to ride in open body of pickup or flatbed truck while on public road unless minor is restrained in safety restraints or secure seating; provides certain exceptions; provides that county is exempt from requirement upon majority vote of governing body of county. Amends 316.2015. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 12/14/06 SENATE Filed 01/09/07 SENATE Referred to Transportation; Criminal Justice

 S428 GENERAL BILL by Baker School Bus Stops/Safety; requires DOE to annually assess safety at school bus stops; requires each school district to submit annual report to DOE which includes plan to improve safety at school bus stops; requires DOE to adopt rules. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 12/15/06 SENATE Filed

S484 GENERAL BILL by Rich (Identical H 0027) Slosberg/Marchetti Safety Belt Law; creates Dori Slosberg & Katie Marchetti Safety Belt Law; deletes requirement for enforcement of Florida Safety Belt Law as secondary action. Amends 316.614. EFFECTIVE DATE: 06/30/2007. 12/27/06 SENATE Filed

 S570 GENERAL BILL by Rich (Compare H 0077, S 0020) Keeping Children Safe Act; creates said act; prohibits certain persons from visiting or contacting child without hearing & court order; requires that any order of visitation with child who is in temporary custody or permanent custody of DCFS be issued in conformity with specified provision; requires Fla. Family Visitation Network to develop standards for supervised visitation programs in order to ensure safety of children in each program, etc. Amends FS. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 01/11/07 SENATE Filed

 HOUSE BILLS

SAFETY

H31 GENERAL BILL by Jordan Bicycle Safety; revises safety standard requirements for bicycle helmets that must be worn by certain riders & passengers; provides for enforcement of certain bicycle equipment requirements; provides penalties for violations; provides for dismissal of first offense. Amends 316.2065. EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/01/2007. 11/29/06 HOUSE Filed 01/02/07 HOUSE Referred to Economic Expansion & Infrastructure Council

H147 GENERAL BILL by Adams Public Schools/Transportation; provides that hazardous walking conditions for purpose of transportation to schools applies to K-12 students; revises criteria for determination of hazardous walking conditions; conforms provisions. Amends 1002.20, 1006.21,.23, 1011.68. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 01/03/07 HOUSE Filed

 H187 GENERAL BILL by Vana Kautz Student Safety Sponsors Act; creates "Diana Kautz Student Safety Sponsors Act"; provides for district school boards to adopt policies for private sponsorship of described seat belt assemblies on school buses; requires sponsor signs to be covered when school buses are transporting passengers who are not school students; revises requirement that students use crash protection system on school bus, etc. Creates 1006.273; amends 1006.25,.261. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 01/09/07 HOUSE Filed

 SENATE BILLS

EDUCATION

S104 GENERAL BILL by Hill Schools/Child Release Policy; requires school boards to adopt policies re release of children; provides definition; requires that copies of policies be provided to DOE; requires nonpublic schools, private schools, & certain child care facilities to adopt policies re release of children; requires that copies of such policies be available on premises of schools or child care facilities; defines term "picture identification". EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. 12/14/06 SENATE Filed 01/09/07 SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations

 S114 GENERAL BILL by Baker Bullying/Harassment/Schools; cites act as "Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up for All Students Act"; prohibits bullying or harassment during education programs or activities, on school buses, or through use of data or computer software accessed through computer systems of certain educational institutions; requires DOE approval of school district's policy & its compliance with reporting procedures as prerequisites to receipt of safe schools funds, etc. Creates 1006.147. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. 12/14/06 SENATE Filed 01/09/07 SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Criminal Justice; Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations 01/12/07 SENATE On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/24/07, 9:00 am, 110-S

S148 GENERAL BILL by Posey Opening of Schools/Labor Day; provides exception to requirement that school may not open earlier than 14 days before Labor Day. Amends 1001.42. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 12/14/06 SENATE Filed 01/09/07 SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K - 12 01/12/07 SENATE On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/24/07, 9:00 am, 110-S

 S332 GENERAL BILL by Wilson Public School Student Progression; revises components of school district student progression programs; eliminates mandatory retention requirements for certain students in grade 3; eliminates midyear promotion; revises parental notification requirements; revises guidelines for remedial reading instruction & intervention strategies; revises purpose of Reading Enhancement & Acceleration Development Initiative, etc. Amends 1002.20,.23, 1008.25. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. 12/15/06 SENATE Filed

S334 GENERAL BILL by Wilson School Grading System; removes letter grades from performance grade categories by which schools must be identified in Commissioner of Education's annual report of results of statewide assessment program; corrects references to letter grades, to conform. Amends 1001.42, 1002.33,.38,.415, 1003.62, 1008.33,.34,.345, 1011.62. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 12/15/06 SENATE Filed

S344 GENERAL BILL by Wilson Voluntary Prekindergarten Education; revises number of instructional hours that are required for school-year prekindergarten program delivered by private kindergarten provider; revises number of instructional hours that are required in order for student in said program delivered by public school or private prekindergarten provider to be considered full-time equivalent student in Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program, etc. Amends 1002.55,.63,.71. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 12/15/06 SENATE Filed

S360 GENERAL BILL by Wilson Mandatory School Attendance/Age; changes ending age for mandatory school attendance from 16 years to 18 years. Amends 1002.20, 1003.21,.51. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 12/15/06 SENATE Filed

S388 JOINT RESOLUTION by Wilson Commissioner of Education/Cabinet; constitutional amendment to create office of Commissioner of Education, who will be elected member of Cabinet & responsible for supervision of public education system in manner prescribed by law. Amends s. 4, Art. IV. 12/15/06 SENATE Filed

S406 GENERAL BILL by Dawson Schools/Nutrition/Health Services; requires nutritional standards for food that is available to school children on school campuses; requires State Board of Education to adopt rules; requires school districts to provide medical screening for type II diabetes for certain students. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 12/15/06 SENATE Filed

S416 GENERAL BILL by Wilson (Compare S 0336) School Attendance/Termination; revises requirement that exit interview be conducted before student terminates school enrollment; requires that counselor present specified information to such student & assign to student followup counselor who shall provide educational information until student is 18 years of age. Amends 1003.21. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. 12/15/06 SENATE Filed

S418 GENERAL BILL by Wilson School Health Services; cites act as "One School, One Nurse Act"; specifies that certain persons be considered agents of state for purposes of sovereign immunity when rendering school health services; creates provision re public-private partnerships for provision of school nurse services; provides departmental duties; provides process for proposal submission & review; provides for scope of services to be provided, etc. Amends 381.0056, 768.28; creates 381.0058. APPROPRIATION: $75,000. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 12/15/06 SENATE Filed

S428 GENERAL BILL by Baker School Bus Stops/Safety; requires DOE to annually assess safety at school bus stops; requires each school district to submit annual report to DOE which includes plan to improve safety at school bus stops; requires DOE to adopt rules. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 12/15/06 SENATE Filed

S538 GENERAL BILL by Jones Ad Valorem Tax/Public Education; extends maximum duration of voted ad valorem millage for school district operations. Amends 1011.71,.73. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. 01/10/07 SENATE Filed



HOUSE BILLS

EDUCATION



H147 GENERAL BILL by Adams Public Schools/Transportation; provides that hazardous walking conditions for purpose of transportation to schools applies to K-12 students; revises criteria for determination of hazardous walking conditions; conforms provisions. Amends 1002.20, 1006.21,.23, 1011.68. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 01/03/07 HOUSE Filed

H187 GENERAL BILL by Vana Kautz Student Safety Sponsors Act; creates "Diana Kautz Student Safety Sponsors Act"; provides for district school boards to adopt policies for private sponsorship of described seat belt assemblies on school buses; requires sponsor signs to be covered when school buses are transporting passengers who are not school students; revises requirement that students use crash protection system on school bus, etc. Creates 1006.273; amends 1006.25,.261. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2007. 01/09/07 HOUSE Filed

 

Monday, January 08, 2007

Legislative Update - January 8, 2007

Source: The ASCA Legislative Update
A weekly report of public policy issues in American Education from the
American School Counselor Association
 
January 8, 2007
 
Executive Summary:

Budget and Appropriations Update
110th Congress Pursues Ambitious Agenda and Announces Changes
Obey Set to Restructure House Appropriations Committee
In Brief
New Publications
In the News

1.    Budget and Appropriations Update

Capitol Hill eased back into action this week following the holiday recess. Tuesday was a quiet
one in Washington, an official day of mourning for former President Gerald R. Ford.
Wednesday was a day of preparation for the festivities that surround the swearing in of a new
Congress. Thursday, January 4th, marked the convening of the 110th Congress—a day of parties,
pageantry, celebration and the introduction of the bills that will be the first focus of activity.
Before the day was done, the House of Representatives, under the leadership of new Speaker
Pelosi (D-CA), had approved a lobby reform bill, fulfilling a campaign promise that had helped
put Democrats in the congressional driver’s seat. It also marked the possible end of bi-partisan
comity in the chamber as Republicans complained about their lack of involvement in crafting the
legislation and inability to offer amendments; Democrats complained about all the whining.
Sound familiar?

Speaker Pelosi has announced a schedule for consideration of several other bills, including a
proposal to significantly reduce student loan interest rates that she hopes will be adopted before
the President’s State of the Union Address in late January. It is an ambitious plan and one that
the Senate does not seem very interested in replicating. Though the issues on the table—among
them a minimum wage increase, immigration reform, energy independence and college
affordability—are similar, the Senate intends to move at its usual pace, holding hearings and
negotiating between parties. It is safe to assume that several months will pass before this bicameral
Democratic agenda will move through the 110th Congress.

A legislative priority that will be acted upon more quickly is completion of the Fiscal Year 2007
budget for the government. Before the recess, incoming Appropriations Committee Chairmen
Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) and Congressman David Obey (D-WI) announced their intention
to extend the continuing resolution set to expire on February 15th throughout the year. That still
appears to be the plan but it is a far more complicated solution than meets the eye. At a rally
held this week with a broad coalition of interested organizations and new Subcommittee on
Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Chair Tom Harkin (D-IA), the Senator
announced optimism about filling the “$5 billion gap in funding” that he and Ranking Member
Arlen Specter (R-PA) have been working hard to find to avoid any cuts in spending. He urged
attendees to continue to push the Senate, and particularly, House Members for that plus the
additional $2 billion that would provide important funding for critical programs. The target date
for consideration of the long term CR is January 20th, but many believe mid-February is a more
realistic timetable.

Senator Harkin, much to the excitement of the advocates attending the rally, also spoke of his
plan to ask Budget Committee Chair Kent Conrad (D-ND) for a substantial increase in the
allocation for the LHHS and ED Subcommittee for FY 2008. He acknowledged the challenges
he faces but groups were encouraged by the boldness of his vision for increasing the federal
investment in domestic priorities including education, healthcare and the workforce.

2.     110th Congress Pursues Ambitious Agenda and Announces Changes

As has been covered far and wide by the media, this week the Democratically-controlled 110th
Congress was sworn in and immediately turned to its priorities. In both the House and Senate,
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), respectively, unveiled a
number of measures that address the Democratic priorities for the 110th Congress. Lobbying and
ethics reform, the minimum wage, student loan interest rates, and recommendations of the 9-11
Commission are high on the priority list. While House Democrats intend to act on each of these
measures during the first 100 legislative hours of the 110th Congress, the Senate’s intended
schedule is much more fluid.

Already, the House has approved a “fiscal responsibility” measure by a vote of 280-152 that
aims to hinder the proliferation of earmarks and will reinstate “pay as you go” budgeting rules.
Republicans were generally supportive of the portion of the measure that requires members to
make public their support for a “project” (aka “earmark”), as well as to submit written
justifications and declare that neither they nor any member of their families would personally
benefit. The “pay as you go” provision—also referred to as “pay-go”—requires any additions to
entitlement programs or new tax cuts to be offset by spending cuts or tax increases. There have
been concessions from democrats that this stipulation could block some of their more costly
proposals, in particular a proposed change to Medicare prescription drug coverage that is
estimated to cost $400 billion over the next ten years. In addition, the repealing of the alternative
minimum tax, a move supported on both sides of the aisle, could cost up to $600 billion over that
same period. It should be noted, however that since pay-go is a House rule—and does not carry
the weight of enacted law—it can be waived with a supermajority vote.

The rush to action has already ruffled Republican feathers. House leadership has revealed that
these initial efforts will bypass the hearing and committee consideration process—a move that
has senior Republicans already lodging complaints against their Democratic colleagues. In fact,
Representative Buck McKeon (R-CA), who is now the Ranking Member of the panel that has
been renamed that House Committee on Education and Labor, wrote to Committee Chairman
George Miller (D-CA) expressing his dismay at this decision and requesting that these efforts be
considered by the committee, in particular those affecting minimum wage and student loan
interest rates.

While it seems that Representative McKeon’s request will not be honored, a number of other
machinations have taken place on the panel that oversees education policy. Not only has the full
committee returned to its moniker of the days when it was chaired by a Democrat, but
Representative Dale Kildee (D-MI) has been asked to chair the subcommittee responsible for the
reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act. Representative Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) will
oversee the subcommittee responsible for postsecondary education policy. Each of these
subcommittees is expected to revert to names of years past as well.

3.     Obey Set to Restructure House Appropriations Committee

This week, incoming Senate and House Appropriations Committee Chairman, Robert Byrd (D-WV)
and David Obey (D-WI), announced the new structure of the Committee for the 110th
Congress, including subcommittee chairmen.

On the House side, Representative Obey plans to expand the number of subcommittees from 10
to 12, creating a new Financial Services subcommittee with a broad legislative jurisdiction and
restoring the old Legislative Branch as a separate subcommittee. The new Financial Services
subcommittee will gain jurisdiction mostly from the Transportation-Treasury and Science-State-
Justice subcommittees. The remaining subcommittee structures would be realigned to match up
with those of the Senate. For example, the former Transportation-Treasury Housing
subcommittee, will become simply the Transportation-Housing Subcommittee and the House
State-Science-Justice-Commerce Subcommittee will be renamed the Commerce- Justice -
Science Subcommittee to correspond with the Senate. The Commerce-Justice-Science
Subcommittee will have jurisdiction over National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
National Science Foundation and the Office of Science and Technology.

Obey has also decided to move the Treasury Department, Postal Service, General Services
Administration, Executive Office of the President, Office of Personnel Management and other
more general government-related agencies into the new Financial Services subcommittee, which
formerly existed in the Transportation-Treasury subcommittee.

Funding for the federal judiciary and for the nation's capital which filled out last year’s
Transportation-Treasury subcommittee, as well as jurisdiction over the Small Business
Administration and regulatory bodies such as the Securities and Exchange Committee, the
Federal Communications Committee and the Federal Trade Commission, which formerly resided
in the Science-State-Justice subcommittee, will also be moved to the Financial Services
subcommittee.

The remaining subcommittee jurisdictions, including Agriculture, Labor-HHS, Energy and
Water, Interior, and Homeland Security, are unchanged.

In addition to revamping the House Appropriations Committee, Senator Byrd and Representative
Obey announced the lineup of members who will chair the Appropriations subcommittees.
The House Democratic subcommittee chairmen include: Rosa DeLauro (CT) at Agriculture;
Alan Mollohan (WV) at Commerce, Justice, Science; John Murtha (PA) at Defense; Peter
Visclosky (IN) at Energy and Water; Jose Serrano (NY) at Financial Services; David Price (NC)
at Homeland Security; Norm Dicks (WA) at Interior; David Obey (WI) at Labor, HHS; Debbie
Wasserman-Schultz (FL) at Legislative; Chet Edwards (TX) at Military Construction, VA; Nita
Lowey (NY) at State, Foreign Operations; and John Olver (MA) at Transportation, HUD.

The new subcommittee chairmen were the ranking Democrats of their respective panels during
the 109th Congress with the exception of Rep. Serrano (NY), Rep. Wasserman-Schultz (FL), and
Rep. Price (NC),

In the Senate, subcommittee chairmen include: Herb Kohl (WI) at Agriculture; Barbara
Mikulski (MD) at Commerce, Justice, Science; Daniel Inouye (HI) at Defense; Byron Dorgan
(ND) at Energy and Water; Richard Durbin (IL) at Financial Services; Robert Byrd (WV) at
Homeland Security; Dianne Feinstein (CA) at Interior; Tom Harkin (IA) at Labor, HHS; Mary
Landrieu (LA) at Legislative; Tom Johnson (SD) at Military Construction, VA; Patrick Leahy
(VT) at State, Foreign Operations; and Patty Murray (WA) at Transportation, HUD.

Ranking Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA),
and Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS), currently have not chosen the Ranking Members for
the subcommittees, but plan to do so next week.

4.     In Brief

New Report Connects Education from Birth to Adulthood
This week, Education Week released a new report developed by the Editorial Projects in
Education Research Center entitled “Quality Counts 2007: >From Cradle to Career, Connecting
American Education From Birth to Adulthood.” The report discusses the “Chance- for-Success
Index,” which tracks state efforts to connect education from preschool through postsecondary
education and training. The Chance- for-Success Index provides a standpoint on the importance
of education throughout a person’s life and is based on 13 indicators that highlight whether
young children get off to a good start, succeed in elementary and secondary school, and hit key
educational and income benchmarks as adults. The Index captures cumulative effects of
education experience and pinpoints the chances for success. States ranking at the top of the
index include Virginia, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New
Hampshire, while Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Arizona, Louisiana, and New
Mexico lag significantly behind the national average.
The report is available online at www.edweek.org/go/qc07.   

5.     New Publications

Education Week (1/4/07). “Quality Counts 2007: From Cradle to Career, Connecting American
Education From Birth to Adulthood.”
www.edweek.org/go/qc07   

6.     In the News

Inside Higher Ed (1/5/07). “Democrats Plan Evolves (and Narrows).”
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/01/05/dems   

Washington Post (1/4/07). “’No Child’ Law on Track, Spellings Says.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/03/AR2007010301617.html   

USA Today (1/4/07). “Online Database Opens A Window for Parents to Compare Schools.”
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2007-01-03-teacher-website_x.htm   

CNN Online (1/307). “Bush Seeks Consensus on No Child Left Behind.”
http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/01/03/bush.education.ap/index.html   

New York Times (1/3/07). “Trying to Find Solutions in Chaotic Middle School.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/03/education/03middle.html?_r=1&ref=education&oref=slogin   

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