California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger may at last be taking a first step toward putting into action the ideas of the late Nobel Laureate and “Father of Modern School Reform.”
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California’s Dropout Factories
“Dropout factories” are common in California, where more than one in 10 high schools fits the description.
Rich Schools Tank Too
Locke High School principal Frank Wells is fed up: “The more you fail, the more money they throw at you. We’re filthy rich; I don’t want any more of your money. Send me quality teachers.”
Stanford Report Card Overdue
Not surprisingly the first rumored finding is that California schools are being short-changed to the tune of $1 trillion. That amounts to an additional $160,000 in per-pupil funding, which already exceeds $11,600.
Negligent Nanny State
The state government of California fails the foster children it assumes responsibility for by, among other things, forcing them through California’s public schools.