Why Support the Striking Supermarket Workers?

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By Denise Jennex Following is an article written by Alice Clement, Executive Director of the Alhambra UniServ, that I thought is important to share with you, as the supermarket workers are fighting a battle we can all identify with. Our neighbors and friends at Ralph’s have taken the extreme step of a strike, though technically, [...]

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Do Rising Test Scores Measure Education Excellence?

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In the last week of October, the California Department of Education released the new Academic Performance Index (API) scores for school districts across the state. In B.U.S.D. 94% of our schools exceeded the growth target set by the state for the API. Three schools (Emerson, Jefferson, and Roosevelt) exceeded the state goal of 800, and [...]

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