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Los Angeles Times: The “Unentitled Kids”: California’s New Generation of College-Bound Stars

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7January 5, 2022January 6, 2022

January 5, 2022January 6, 2022023

Teresa Watanabe wrote a wonderful story about kids in a public school in Los Angeles who are college-bound, despite their demographic profiles. They don’t have...

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California: Big Districts Dropping Traditional Grading System

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7November 18, 2021November 19, 2021

November 18, 2021November 19, 2021039

The Los Angeles Times reports that the public schools of Los Angeles and San Diego are changing the way students are graded. Critics will undoubtedly...

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Oakland: Activists Win Six-Figure Settlement, which They Will Use to Fight Privatization

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7September 26, 2021September 27, 2021

September 26, 2021September 27, 20210244

I am posting this notice after the press conference described here, but the details are important nevertheless. A group called Oakland Not For Sale formed...

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Peter Greene: In Case You Missed Michelle Rhee…You Can Join the Zoom

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7September 25, 2021September 26, 2021

September 25, 2021September 26, 2021037

Peter Greene wonders if you have missed Michelle Rhee, once the Wonder Woman of the edreform biz, but recently absent from the national scene. After...

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California: Online Charter Operator Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Fined $18.75 Million

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7September 14, 2021September 15, 2021

September 14, 2021September 15, 2021053

It’s true that there are occasional stories of embezzlement or fraud in public schools, but none compares to the sheer audacity of California’A3 online charter...

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San Diego: Online Charters Score Near Bottom

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7September 2, 2021September 3, 2021

September 2, 2021September 3, 2021030

Online charters have a history of poor performance: high attrition rates, low graduation rates, low test scores. Will Huntsberry of the Voice of San Diego...

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California: The Gripping Story of One School Bus Trying to Escape the Paradise Fire

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7August 29, 2021August 30, 2021

August 29, 2021August 30, 2021031

I read this excerpt from a new book, published in the Washington Post, and was mesmerized by the account. The book’s author is Lizzie Johnson,...

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Pasadena, California, School Board Endorses High Standard for Vaccinations

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7August 24, 2021August 25, 2021

August 24, 2021August 25, 2021077

Jennifer Hall Lee, a member of the Pasadena Unified School District board, wrote recently about the importance of of “high-functioning” school boards where members work...

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California: Culver City School District is First in State to Require All Eligible Students to Be Vaccinated

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7August 19, 2021August 19, 2021

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021059

A sign of sanity, common sense, and responsibility: Culver City schools require all eligible students to be vaccinated. Superintendent estimates that about 1 in 20...

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Carol Corbett Burris: Why Do Charter Schools Get Away with Massive Fraud?

V4tgDpeDBhQGUBa7April 7, 2021April 8, 2021

April 7, 2021April 8, 2021058

Carol Corbett Burris was a teacher and principal on Long Island, in New York state for many years. After retiring, she became executive director of...

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