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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2014 file photo, third-grade teacher Chris Maske explains an assignment at Freeman Elementary in Freeman, S.D. The grammar lesson uses the controversial South Dakota education standards known as Common Core. A South Dakota legislative panel approved a measure Tuesday, Jan. 21 that would set up a study of the Common Core standards now being used for math and English in the state's school districts. (AP Photo/Jeremy Waltner, File)

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