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Education theft versus pension theft: lessons for California
Submitted by K. Lloyd Billingsley on 6.23.2011
In Ohio and Connecticut, two African-American single mothers have been charged with "stealing education" for enrolling their children in a school district where they didn't live. California can learn from these cases, but must proceed with caution.
Virtual School Plan Praised
Submitted by Lance T. Izumi, J.D. on 6.23.2011
A virtual school would give students in rural and low-performing schools access to honors, enrichment and remediation courses, improving achievement and graduation rates at a lower cost than traditional classroom instruction, according to a report by the Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy. Virtual schools offer other advantages over bricks-and-mortar schools. For instance, distance is no barrier, and kids learn on their own time and at their own pace, the report said.
Look for Alternatives to Tuition Hikes
Submitted by Vicki E. Murray, Ph.D on 6.1.2011
Tuition at the University of California could be going up again. At the system's recent Board of Regents meeting, reported the Contra Costa Times, "Administrators presented four budget scenarios ... to help the Board of Regents plan future budgets. Under the rosiest scenario – which is unlikely, given the state's financial crisis – UC would raise tuition 8 percent per year, starting in 2012."
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