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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - In this Feb. 26, 2014 photo, Arlyssa Heard, a member of a parent network which gathered recently to discuss school developments, talks about an emphasis that had become overly tilted toward test preparation. "How much better could we be if the teachers could teach like they wanted to and not be so bound by testing?" asked Heard, a 43-year-old single mother of two sons. "It's information overload. It doesn't seem like school is fun anymore." (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - In this Feb. 26, 2014 photo, Arlyssa Heard, a member of a parent network which gathered recently to discuss school developments, talks about an emphasis that had become overly tilted toward test preparation. "How much better could we be if the teachers could teach like they wanted to and not be so bound by testing?" asked Heard, a 43-year-old single mother of two sons. "It's information overload. It doesn't seem like school is fun anymore." (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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