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Is Sac City candidate Woo a 'classroom teacher'? - Sacramento Politics - California Politics | Sacramento Bee

Is Sac City candidate Woo a 'classroom teacher'? - Sacramento Politics - California Politics | Sacramento Bee

What is the definition of a classroom teacher?

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Low enrollment, out-of-date facilities and sagging test scores are remnants of what school officials say was part of New San Juan High school's old reputation.
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Every month, a handful of Kaiser Permanente doctors hang up their white coats and drive to Valley High School to conduct an educational checkup.
By the time Californians elect the next superintendent of public instruction in November, the state Department of Education's latest estimate on high school dropouts might finally be released – but it will be tardy.
In a reversal of the country's longstanding marital patterns, college-educated adults are more likely to be married by age 30 than their peers without bachelor's degrees, the Pew Research Center reported today.


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