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Diane Ravitch's article "Why I Changed My Mind," published in the Jun 14,2010, edition of The Nation, is notable not only for the abrupt about-face from one of the Bush Sr. administration's foremost advocates of federally mandated school accountability standards, but also for the idea that the reforms that followed -- in particular the Bush Jr. era "No Child Left Behind" legislation -- represent a nationwide accountability experiment that can be employed to judge all school choice initiatives and other "neoliberal" education policies in the US. Ravitch subsequently systemized these thoughts into an influential book. However, school choice advocates, in general, do not necessarily agree with her interpretation of events; rather, the overwhelming sentiment among these advocates is that the Bush Jr. era reforms never did in fact even approximate the types of programs that truly exemplify "school choice.". Adapted from the source document.

Assuming that a legislator representing a moderate constituency (with respect to a variety of interests) may be expected to vote moderately in general, the authors suggest a measure of the 'moderateness' of a legislator's voting behavior and use it to determine whether a relationship exists between PAC contributions and the degree of moderateness. The results suggest that PACs exhibit a tendency to give more, at the margin, to legislators with moderate voting records.

Assuming that a legislator representing a moderate constituency (with respect to a variety of interests) may be expected to vote moderately in general, the authors suggest a measure of the "moderateness" of a legislator's voting behavior & use it to determine whether a relationship exists between PAC contributions & the degree of moderateness. The results suggest that PACs exhibit a tendency to give more, at the margin, to legislators with moderate voting records. 2 Tables, 29 References. Adapted from the source document.