Friday, December 24, 2010

Democratic schism opens on fixing schools - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Democratic schism opens on fixing schools - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee

Across the nation Democrats have begun to split over education, with a growing chorus arguing the party must move away from its traditional allegiance with teachers unions in order to improve chronically low-performing schools.

Winter break has proved costly for Sacramento school districts as vandals, thieves and arsonists have hit the empty campuses.
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The 264 students at Sacramento's Hmong charter school began grinning when Li Yang blew on a leaf and almost made it cry, the way his Chinese ancestors have done for centuries.
School district may close school near gas pipeline
In one Massachusetts school district, the naming rights to the principal's office can be yours for $10,000.


Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/education/#ixzz192h7SpL2