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News The Mercury News | "Charter School Quandry; Low per-pupil funding may halt a network's expansion"
By Donna Hull | May 13, 2008 KIPP, the popular charter school network known for high test scores and a rigorous curriculum, is opening a new high school in East San Jose this summer. Read more The Mercury News | "Smart vs. cool: Culture, race and ethnicity in Silicon Valley schools"
By Sharon Noguchi and Jessie Mangaliman | April 06, 2008
Sandra Romero and Bibiana Vega do their best to shrug off taunts from fellow Latino classmates at Del Mar High School in San Jose.The 17-year-old seniors are called "whitewashed." Mataditas - dorks. Cerebritas - brainiacs. They're told they're "losing their culture" - just because Sandra has a 4.0 grade-point average and Bibiana has a 3.5. The put-downs are clear: Smart is not cool. Read more |
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