Once reluctant cash-strapped districts clamor for reform dollars
Roughly 164 of the 188 schools on the state's persistently low-performing list have pledged to implement reform in exchange for a cut of a $416 million grant, according to data released this week by the California Department of Education.
The Oakland and San Diego Unified school districts were among those school districts who flooded the state office last week with applications indicating their willingness to participate in the School Improvement Program. Both Oakland and San Diego initially refused to vie for the funds over concerns about the mandated improvement
Walgreens moving to sell beer and wine near college campuses
The Oakland and San Diego Unified school districts were among those school districts who flooded the state office last week with applications indicating their willingness to participate in the School Improvement Program. Both Oakland and San Diego initially refused to vie for the funds over concerns about the mandated improvement
Walgreens moving to sell beer and wine near college campuses
A couple of years ago, officials at the University of Wisconsin-Madison went after the local Walgreens drugstore for a display that advertised most of the paraphernalia necessary to play the ubiquitous college drinking game of beer pong.
The offending display included plastic cups and ping pong balls but was noticeably missing one important ingredient: the booze. Walgreens didn't have a liquor license. Still, that didn't make much of a difference to UW-
The offending display included plastic cups and ping pong balls but was noticeably missing one important ingredient: the booze. Walgreens didn't have a liquor license. Still, that didn't make much of a difference to UW-
