Posted by
Playful Walrus on Monday, November 29, 2010 6:12:59 PM
The
Los Angeles Times is chronicling the demise of California. Will the paper survive long enough to provide a full final account? That question presumes it is providing a full account right now. Three stories come to mind.
First is
Diana Marcum's submission to the paper about a bunch of illegal aliens students who want their education further subsidized by Californians. I do feel for these kids on the one hand, as their parents are the ones who did this to them. Of course, it is hard for them to be angry with their parents given that their parents were fleeing corrupt hellholes (that some of those parents still like to celebrate) in search of a better life or government programs. But I don't think the rest of us should continue to make accommodations for the choices of their parents.
Maria Duque, 19, student body vice president at Fullerton College, has always been open about her illegal immigrant status. It was part of her platform when she ran for office.
Yeah, sounds like illegal aliens are really "in the shadows".
The LAUSD is considering and earlier start to the school year, as detailed
in this Howard Blume story. Hey, if it helps them turn out more government-dependent people and more government union members, why not?
District officials had touted the advantage of having three more weeks to prepare for the state's high-stakes standardized tests in May. Those results are used to judge the overall success and improvement of schools and school districts — and soon may be used to evaluate individual teachers as well.
But the state Education Code specifies that those tests must take place 85% of the way through the school year, plus or minus 10 days. So if students start sooner, they will take the tests sooner.
And last we have columnist George Skelton
once again taking a shot at Proposition 13.
Prop 13 isn't perfect, but it shouldn't be weakened without more solid taxpayer protections in place first. And how is that going to happen with Jerry Brown and the "grow government" legislature?