Special Character & is getting printed as &

In my `index.html.erb` page when data is queried from MSSQL it get displayed as `Me&amp;Mine`. I tried this: ``` $("#3").text("<%= escape_javascript(raw render(:partial => "var") %>"); ``` but it doesn't work. index.html.erb : ``` <%= link_to "Link", {:action => "AjaxView",:col => "colname"}, :update => "Ajaxcall", :remote => true %> <tr> <td id="#3" style="height:25px">data displayed here</td> ``` Controller: ``` def AjaxView @vars= Var.find(:all,:conditions => { :varName=> "one" },:select=>(params[:col])) respond_to do |format| format.js { render :layout=>false } end end ``` AjaxView.js.erb: ``` if ( @col.to_s == "colName") { $("#3").text("<%= escape_javascript(render(:partial => "var") %>"); } elsif ( @col.to_s == "colName1") { $("#2").text("<%= escape_javascript(render(:partial => "var") %>"); } ``` _var.html.erb: ``` <%= var.col1 %> ``` How can I display `Me&Mine` instead of `Me&amp;Mine`?