Collapse of 60 Charter Schools Leaves Californians Scrambling
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After last month's disintegration of the California Charter Academy, parents are still looking for alternate schools and many teachers are looking for jobs.
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A fast-moving storm packing high winds on Friday morning left about 600,000 northern and central Californians without electricity, utility companies said.
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The Ridings School, once labelled the worst in the country, is to close after a decade of rescue attempts.
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Almost three-quarters of California&#39;s fifth-, seventh- and ninth-graders are out of shape, according to a new report by the state Department of Education.
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Los Angeles -- Blustery winds, record rainfall and mudslides have blocked highways and shut off power for thousands of homes and businesses in California.
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California, the big prize in presidential politics, may be about to give up its eight-year quest for more clout in picking presidential nominees.
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Three out of four California 10th-graders have passed the high school graduation test they now need to earn a diploma -- but tens of thousands failed and will have to try again, state schools chief Jack O&#39;Connell announced Monday.
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BESLAN, RussiaâRussia&#39;s hostage crisis descended into chaos and carnage yesterday as commandos stormed the school where militants had held hundreds of captives for 53 hours.
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Californians mopped up on Monday from a series of weekend storms that cut power to nearly 3 million homes and businesses and prompted Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to declare a state of emergency in several counties.
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Hundreds of people were evacuated on Sunday from the posh Californian city of Malibu after wildfires destroyed several homes and threatened to set ablaze a university, fire officials said
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Â· U-turn threatens 30,000 childrenÂ· Protests grow over closures threat
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Two budding dynasties -- Southern Cal and the Patriots -- are being ravaged by defections.
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By Chris Metinko, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jan. 30--A nearly decade-old saga surrounding plans to build a new Christian school in Castro Valley is set to begin perhaps its most consequential chapter in U.S. District Court in San Francisco next month.
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Triple digit temperatures smashed records across California Saturday, straining thermometers and air conditioners and prompting dozens of scattered electricity outages that left residents sizzling.
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America's once-proud public school system -- the great equalizer of our democratic society -- is failing an entire generation of students. Millions of high-school students are donning their caps and gowns this month, but a new Education Week report reveals that more than 1.2 million students will fail to graduate high school this year. Half of our black and Hispanic male students are dropping out of public high schools.
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The rapid cooling of the Washington area's real estate market has hit school systems with force, abruptly ending years of plenty and compelling superintendents to ask their teachers, bus drivers and custodians to do more with less.
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LOS ANGELES -- Financial problems caused mainly by the treatment of uninsured patients have forced two emergency rooms to close in Los Angles County, raising concerns that other facilities may be overwhelmed.