Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, July 31, 2008
No surprise Community schools suffer from large drop-out rates.
By Cynthia E. Griffin/Our Weekly If you live in South Los Angeles and attend Jefferson High School, you have less than a 50 percent chance of graduating from the 12th grade…assuming you make it […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, July 30, 2008
California at the front of education trends
Blog by Eddy Ramírez/U.S. News and World Report
When it comes to education, California likes to be ahead of most trends. But sometimes state lawmakers get a little carried away. Last week, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed two […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Medidas contra Acción Afirmativa
Measures against Affirmative Action Ward Connerly presenta propuestas en Arizona, Nebraska y Colorado. Ward Connerly introduces propositions in Arizona, Nebraska and Colorado. By Pilar Marrero/La Opinion
Doce años después de que su Iniciativa 209, aprobada por los votantes de California, eliminara […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Monday, July 28, 2008
Schwarzenegger vetoes bill allowing rewards for school scores
By Peter Hecht/Sacramento Bee
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said "no" Friday to a proposed new law seeking to reward middle and high school students with prizes and other perks for earning good scores on standardized tests. In […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, July 25, 2008
Urban Leaders Back Stronger NCLB Accountability
By David J. Hoff/Ed Week
In the debate over the future of the No Child Left Behind Act, many educators say the federal government should ease the law’s accountability requirements by setting achievable goals and imposing reasonable sanctions on […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Thursday, July 24, 2008
Teachers worry they lack the resources to make state plan work
By Cheri Carlson/Ventura County Star
Midway through summer vacation, dozens of teenagers sat hunched over desks in an Oxnard high school last week, tackling algebra. They start their freshman year at Hueneme High […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Wednesday, July 23, 2008
L.A.’s Santee school to team up with Trade-Tech College
Mayor Villaraigosa announces a program to train students in culinary arts and tourism while they complete high school. The goal is to prepare them for both a career and further college education. By Gale Holland/Los Angeles […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The dropout numbers: Who should take the rap?
By Peter Schrag/Sacramento Bee
Coming just a week after the state Board of Education toughened math requirements for eighth- graders, California’s new dropout statistics are even more sobering than they would be otherwise. As usual, the numbers, […]
Top Stories and Commentary for Monday, July 21, 2008
On bridging the ‘opportunity gap’
Attack the dropout crisis. Opinion by Darrell Steinberg/San Francisco Chronicle
Once upon a time, an American president challenged our country to put a man on the moon in a decade and we achieved it. With enough public pressure and strategic resources, […]
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Top Stories and Commentary for Friday, July 18, 2008
High dropout rate puts California’s future in peril
Opinion by Betty T. Yee/Sacramento Bee
Betty T. Yee is the vice chairwoman and 1st District member of the State Board of Equalization. She formerly served as chief deputy director with the […]