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Public Interest

Apr. 25, 2001

Schools S.O.S.

If you live in California, it would be hard to miss the copious evidence revealing that there are numerous public schools in California where children try to learn in conditions that shock the conscience. But there is another, less well-known fact about the school system that is just as shocking. There is no rational system of oversight and management to identify and fix these problems or, better still prevent them before they occur.

By Peter J. Eliasberg and Michael Jacobs

        If you live in California, it would be hard to miss the copious evidence revealing that there are numerous public schools in California where children try to learn in conditions that shock the conscience. But there is another, less well-known fact about the school system that is just as shocking. There is no rational system of oversight and management to identify and fi...

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