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Education foes fight to a draw in Sacramento

The sun was already sinking below the horizon on the final night of the lawmaking year as nearly two dozen lobbyists stalked the Capitol’s brightly lit hallways, making sure lawmakers didn’t approve a new math and science school for disadvantaged students.
September 22, 2017
Milpitas: School district offers resources for immigrant support after President calls for end of DACA program

Milpitas Unified School District Superintendent Cheryl Jordan wants immigrant families in the community to know that “our school community is here for them.”
September 22, 2017
Cerritos high school lesson on slavery – in which students’ hands are bound – discontinued after outrage

One parent’s pleas and outrage have prompted administrators at a Cerritos high school to discontinue a classroom activity that simulated the slave system in colonial America by binding students’ hands together, lying them down in a dark room and showing them a clip of the film “Roots.”
September 22, 2017
Expanded rating system helps California parents understand how schools are doing

The improved ratings now include course access, student progress and equity — which are intended to help parents choose schools, advocate to improve them and support their children’s education.
September 22, 2017
How California puts high school athletes at great risk

California is the only state that does not require its high school athletic trainers to be certified in any way. The state doesn’t even require schools to have trainers at games. So many do not.
September 22, 2017
Girl struck by car as she walked to ‘unsafe’ school bus stop awarded $36.1 million by San Bernardino jury

A jury has awarded the girl $36.1 million, ruling that Durham School Services, a private school bus company, and one of its drivers were negligent when they failed to notify the San Bernardino City Unified School District about a pattern of unsafe crossings at that bus stop.
September 22, 2017

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