School districts start to face sanctions under landmark law
ibtimes.com     May 10, 2008            

At Las Palmitas Elementary School, nestled between rundown homes and fields of grapes, peppers and dates in Southern California, 99 percent of students live in poverty and fewer than 20 percent speak English fluently. ... Las Palmitas and other schools in the Coachella... [read full story]                    


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