**A 2ND EDITION WAS RELEASED OCTOBER 2016** Money, greed, and arrogance. That is what now characterizes the standardized testing business in the United States. The United States Department of Education (USED), with its deep pockets, and an alliance with testing and publishing houses, print and digital media, and universities, has created an "institutionalization of testing" scheme that guarantees an obscene profit for each of these entities. Who has the courage to stand up for our students and teachers to combat the perversion of equity and fairness that this diabolical partnership permeates on our schools year after year? It takes a special group of individuals to fight this "Conspiracy." Join Teddy Jackson (Superintendent), his daughter Margradan (Special Education Student), Tylerbrown Kennedy (Principal), and Mimi Spenser (Teacher) as they encounter murder and kidnapping in their fight for our nation's students and teachers. Their story will inspire educators and curious readers alike. Cinnamon Snarl is a must read novel for anyone who cares about the future of America's schoolchildren and the everyday heroes who have accepted the calling to teach.".