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Week In Review: Casino Decision, Test Scores, Governor's Race

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We ask our panelists about the casino deal for Everett, the latest MCAS test scores and a check-in on politics from Scott Brown and Jean Shaheen to Martha Coakley and Charlie Baker.

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Joan Vennochi, columnist for The Boston Globe. She tweets @Joan_Vennochi.

Jim Stergios executive director of the Pioneer Institute. He tweets @JimStergios.

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Radio Boston: Wynn Casino Proposal Approved By Mass. Gambling Panel

  • "The lucrative Greater Boston casino license is poised to go to the banks of the Mystic River, with a majority of state gaming regulators voting in favor of Wynn Resorts’ $1.4 billion casino proposal in Everett."

Pioneer Institute: BPS’ All-In Adoption Of PARCC Is Bad For Kids, And Is Illegal

  • " The adoption of PARCC across the board for K-8 schools resets all accountability and removes the ability to make comparisons of performance. It, in effect, sets back accountability for several years, until we have sufficient spans of data to understand how schools are performing."

This article was originally published on September 19, 2014.

This segment aired on September 19, 2014.

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