California profiency test lets some students leave early
California high school students have faced an option to quit school early since last December after passing the proficiency test for 16 and 17 year olds. Fewer than 2 percent of eligible students took it in December, about 33 percent passed in March, with officials noting the test emphasizes survival skills and practical tasks alongside arithmetic.
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Atty. Gen. Evelle Younger warned the California contest between Ford and Carter will be extremely close, predicting a sub 52 to 48 percent finish in the state. He noted Carter aiding Ford’s efforts, urged full GOP unity, and highlighted Reagan allies’ mixed signals at the Anaheim convention.
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Former California Governor Ronald Reagan disclosed he was approached about the 1968 Republican vice presidency at the Miami Beach convention and turned it down to keep political independence. He noted he would not have accepted even if offered and commented on Ford Carter debates and a Watergate probe into Ford's campaign finances.
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