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Turning Schools into Political Communications Centers
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 4.29.2003
Under current law, it's a crime to use public school facilities and services to support or oppose political candidates or ballot measures. The law aims to uphold the political neutrality of public schools, which are taxpayer-funded institutions. A bill recently passed by the State Assembly, however, could change things.
High-poverty but high-performing schools offer proof that minority students from poor families can thrive
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D., William E. Simon, Jr. on 4.23.2003
Can minority students from poor families excel in school? Some in education claim that bad test scores reflect these students' low-income backgrounds, an explanation that lets schools off the hook too quickly.
Fluent - but not fluent enough
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 4.4.2003
With public education there always seems to be a dark cloud that comes with every silver lining. Take the recent test scores showing a significant jump in the number of non-English-speaking students, also known as English language learners, who have become English fluent.
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