Education

While California's Latino population is growing, and is likely to become the state's largest ethnic group within a few years, only a tiny percentage of Latinos are seeking and receiving

    Push for deferral reform–In the event they reappear instead of disappear By John Fensterwald – Educated Guess, 3/12/12

    Incoming UC Students May Be Asked To Declare Their Sexual Orientation CBS LA,  3/9/12 — The next influx of

    Legislators Flunk Cal State ‘Fuzzy Math’ By JOHN HRABE, Cal Watchdog,  3/12/12 Senate Republican leader Bob Huff flunked

DDSO-Employment Plus has entered a video contest thru Tech Soup to promote the work we do with developmentally challenged adults. DDSO-Employment Plus has been active with two films in the “Place Called Sacramento” Film Festival. Now we have entered this online TechSoup content. One of the many prizes awarded will be for Audience Favorite....

On Sunday March 18 at 5:00 PM, watch as 25 local high school teams of the brightest students in our area battle in the annual academic decathlon competition.  Held this year at Inderkum High School on February 4, the “Super Quiz” is a “Jeopardy!” style question and answer competition involving hundreds of students. The...

Tom Torlakson, the state superintendent of schools, said Thursday that while he supports Gov. Jerry Brown's tax increase ballot measure, he considers Brown is being "blatantly unfair" to schools in

    Racial disparity in CA school discipline Black and Hispanic students receive harsher punishment By Kathryn Baron, svef, 3/7/12

At the same time we are firing teachers, yet getting better test scores, folks are worried about a teacher shortage. 

Nice wrap-up of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show in the Bike World News. The site is reporting that the show had the best attendance ever with more than 8,000 people showing up for the three-day event. And, congrats to …