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The Sweetwater Union High School District Board of Trustees approved a revised board policy and regulation Thursday that prohibits any district sports team, associated student body organization, performing arts or booster group from charging fees for student participation.
A recent lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has alleged that the state of California was failing to monitor school districts’ charging of fees in violation of the “free school guarantee.”
On March 8th something historic will happen in Mexico. Following a three-day trek from the south, thousands will gather in Mexico City to protest a U.S.-supported militarized drug war that has cost nearly 40,000 lives in just four years.
Editorial:
35 years ago when La Prensa San Diego first started publishing, one of our main goals was to influence and improve the education of our children. Without an educated community none of the problems which plague our community would improve. Crime, unemployment, poverty, ghettos, drugs, political persecution, and economic disadvantages would doom Hispanics to second class citizenry unless the community committed to education.
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<p> Last week, I documented the dismal statistics regarding Latino student achievement in the San Diego Unified School District: </p>
<p> · Nearly one-third of Latino students did not pass the California High School Exit Exam in English last year, and one-fourth did not pass the Exit Exam in math. </p>
<p><strong>The College Board</strong></p>
<p> Durante mi etapa de funcionaria de admisiones universitarias el 1 de abril era muy especial porque compartíamos con los estudiantes las decisiones sobre admisiones. Aunque algunos estudiantes sabían exactamente qué hacer y cumplían fácilmente con el plazo del 1 de mayo para darnos su decisión, muchos estudiantes latinos que eran los primeros de su familia en ir a la universidad necesitaban un poco más de ayuda en el proceso.</p>
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<p> Public schools have been in the spotlight nationally and here in San Diego recently, from President Obama’s “Race to the Top” reform agenda to controversy surrounding our local school board’s budget priorities and commitment to student achievement.</p>
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