[MNJohnnie]

So there is still SOME sanity in the world!

[John Jorsett]

I don't know what they're worried about. Los Angeles has dozens of "failing" schools and despite that, the federal law's requirement that they be offered transfers to other schools is completely ignored. If you don't enforce the law, it's just another feel-good measure that has no practical effect. Let California keep its so-called higher standards: they're meaningless in terms of the real world.

[Pirate21]

"Schools will be labeled as failing schools even if they are making progress and improving their test scores," [Assemblywoman Loni Hancock, D-Berkeley,] said.

That's right, honey. Welcome to reality. My gracious, the Dems are desperate to "keep 'em down".

Following this lady's "logic", if someone gets ticketed for driving 75 MPH in a 55 MPH zone, as long as he stays at 74 MPH or slower in the future, he's in the clear, 'cause he made progress towards obeying the speed limit. Yeah, as though that's going to get him to 55 MPH.

[Lancey Howard]

AB 2975 argued that California's definition of proficiency was unrealistically high.

The Democrats feel it is unfair to expect government school students to know the alphabet before passing third grade.

[umgud]

If the kids can't reach the bar, it must be too high.

[Lancey Howard]

[newzjunkey]

Appropriate photo of Ms Hancock:

[b9]

~ Good for Arnold ~

[LexBaird]

Kudos to the Gov. for this one.

[LexBaird]

Know what will be amusing to see? When the $$$ depended on warm butts in seats, the Educrat Mafia was doing everything it could to protect illegal alien attendence (re. Prop. 87). Now that their $$$ are going to start to depend on proficiency, how long before these same people are scrambling to dump the ones bringing their scores down?

I guess it will come down to which bunch of $$$ they are more addicted to: the warm butt money or the Fed disadvantaged kid money.