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Large high school district adopts A-G
- 11-19-2010
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Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess
The largest high school district in Northern California has adopted A-G, the courses required for admission to a four-year state university, as its default curriculum. East Side Union, whose 26,000 students live in East San Jose, joins Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose unified districts, which already require or have set a date for requiring taking all A-G courses as a condition for graduation. The unanimous vote by the trustees was a surprise, since the board split 2-2 last month on the issue. But passage was assured when retiring board President Eddie Garcia, who has been seriously ill since last summer, attended specifically to vote for the resolution. Formal opposition by the East Side teachers union failed to materialize, notwithstanding misgivings of some teachers. (more…)
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