Dropout crisis sparks call for real school reform
In a guest editorial, Scott Key of Fresno Pacific University argues California’s dropout problem is real despite official rates and No Child Left Behind. He cites CPI estimates lowering 2002 rate to 71 percent, with Fresno Unified at 57 percent, and urges structural reform, expanded school choices, and schools-within-a-school to raise graduation rates.
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California
National Center For Education Statistics
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Fresno Unified School District
FUSD
Valley Schools
Scott Key
School of Education
Fresno Pacific University
FPU
University of Illinois
Small Schools Workshop
Chicago
Shafter High Drum Line Tops With Holiday Honors
Jenny Torres notes major band wins with first place in music and second in auxiliary shields and flags in a sweepstakes. Thanks Band Director Ken Gross, Lorie Monoso, Brandi Root Huestis and assistants for ongoing effort. Grants support arts in schools, with boosters and community fundraisers aiding the music department. The Shafter High drum line, under coach Adam Huestis, won last year and begins a new show this season.
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Jenny Torres
Ken Gross
Lorie Monoso
Brandi Root Huestis
Friends of the Fine Arts
Shafter High School
Adam Huestis
Making a Difference on Ethics in American Politics
Rex M. Rogers argues that ethics transcend partisanship and stresses accountability to natural law and moral standards. He laments modern politicians lacking founding-era statesmanship, urging leaders to act with principle rather than power, while noting his own independent stance within a Republican-leaning view.
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America
William B. Caldwell II
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
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John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
James Madison
Rex M. Rogers
University of Cincinnati
Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids
Mich
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