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UCLA: 'State Near Bottom in Public Education'
February 26, 2009
By BVN Staff
UCLA researchers released a new report Tuesday that indicates California is near the bottom of all states in measures of public education. The annual report says high school and college diplomas remain out of reach for many students. One third of ninth graders enrolled in the fall of 2003 didn’t make it to graduation day four years later, says the report from UCLA’s Institute for Democracy Education and Access. Researchers say that California’s public schools are segregated, and campuses with Black and Latino majorities often end up with the least experienced teachers, worst facilities, and the fewest advanced course offerings. The proportion of California students who enroll in college right after high school is almost the lowest in the nation, the report says. The report doesn’t spell out the direct cause of the low marks, but it does advise Californians to think about whether directing more money toward public education will improve the state’s economic outlook.
The report comes on the heels of a dire warning about the effect of budget cuts from state education chief Jack O’Connell. “It’s the students of color, students who are poor, students who are learning English or coping with disabilities, who will suffer the most they can expect even larger class sizes and even fewer advanced course offerings.”
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