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Fla. student handbooks to offer pledge of allegiance opt out

(CNSNews.com) – Starting in July, Florida schools will give students an opt-out option for the Pledge of Allegiance in their student handbooks and an atheist group is working to make sure it's in the pages. The American Atheists and Central Florida Freethought Community have sent a letter to

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Common Core: 20 percent of New York students opt-out

Written by Carolyn Thompson BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — New York is facing a growing rebellion against Common Core-aligned standardized tests. About 20 percent of the state's third- through eighth-graders refused to take the tests this spring, up from 5 percent a year earlier. As state education officials consider