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Reducing the dropout rate: the economic argument

By Katy Murphy
Thursday, July 8th, 2010 at 1:26 pm in dropouts, high schools
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The D.C.-based advocacy group Alliance for Excellent Education has come out with a new report that estimates the San Francisco-Oakland metro area would gain $8 million in tax revenues and generate 350 jobs by cutting its high school dropout rate in half.

You can read the Bay Area report, which estimates additional earnings (and spending on houses and vehicles) for African American, Latino, Native American

Suburban mom reports substandard ACT administration at West Oakland high school

By Katy Murphy
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 at 11:23 am in college, high schools, students
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Sharon Fingold’s family lives in Los Altos, but by the time her son registered for the June 12 ACT, the only testing center available was McClymonds High School in West Oakland.

Fingold figured the administration of the college entrance exam at McClymonds