California OKs 'bad' schools list for transfers
By Jill Tucker/San Francisco Chronicle
The state Board of Education put a stamp of approval Thursday on a list of 1,000 schools deemed so bad that parents will have the right to transfer their children to a better school in their district or any other district - this school year. The list fulfills a new state law passed in January requiring districts to provide parents an easier way out of the state's worst schools. But the list is likely to leave many parents scratching their heads. (more...)