Indeed,
high - stakes testing, in
tandem with «zero tolerance,» militarized security and sadistic underfunding, has succeeded in warping public education beyond recognition, especially in low -
income, zero - political - clout neighborhoods.
Although the prospect of earning
higher yields will appeal to many investors, rising rates also pose a threat in the near term: They devalue older, lower - yielding bonds, as well as some stocks and other securities that rise and fall largely in
tandem with the fixed -
income market.