L.A. Schools’ Silent Scandal, Los Angeles Times Editorial

Posted: March 25th, 2005

March 25, 2005

It took a study last month by the Education Trust-West, a policy and advocacy group for disadvantaged students, to show conclusively that, even within the same districts, California schools spend less money on poor and minority students. Now, a Harvard report reveals that dropout rates among black and Latino students in California are substantially higher than the state has been reporting. What else don’t we know about our schools?

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