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Beware 'less-than-best' schools
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 4.26.2008
FORBES magazine recently released another popular "best" list, this one rating the top suburbs in America. The selections derive from several factors, including school quality. The indicators, however, do not necessarily guarantee a top-quality school.
School safety loses in Sacramento
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 4.22.2008
Nine of 10 elementary and secondary students statewide, including in Orange County, attend schools reporting incidents involving violence, physical injuries or weapons.
Home-school ruling gets failing grade
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 4.3.2008
The March arrest of a Los Angeles public-school assistant principal on charges of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old student is the most recent in a burgeoning line of sexual and criminal misconduct cases involving public-school teachers and administrators. Yet, a recent California court decision would force parents who home-school because of safety, moral and educational concerns to send their children into a public-school system that is dysfunctional and often dangerous.
California Likely to Reject Federal Options to Reform Failing Schools
Submitted by Ben DeGrow on 4.1.2008
With California facing a cash-strapped state budget, some choice advocates are calling for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) to follow his tough reform talk by expanding parental options in education.
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