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Fall 2007       

Bridge over troubled waters

Bridge over troubled waters: Making peace with charter schools

Nearly 14 years after California became the second state in the nation to legalize charters, it’s hard to find many school board members or charter school proponents who would describe their relationship as a “win-win.”

In This Issue

A conversation with ... Dave Long

Dave Long, Gov. Schwarzenegger’s secretary of education, discusses the issues.

Uniforms: are they a good fit?

Schools look to uniforms to promote safety, diminish competition and enhance the learning enviroment.

Let’s get physical: P.E. struggles to make the grade

As worrisome as the numbers are for adults, they are even more troubling when applied to children who, by their youth and nature, should be pictures of health and well-being.

Departments

Executive director's note: Answering the assault on public school governance

Scott P. Plotkin is the executive director of the California School Boards Association.

Editor's note: Confessions of a lapsed parochial student

Brian Taylor is the managing editor of California Schools.

If you ask me: Health benefits can pay dividends for employers

Kathy Espinoza is a professional ergonomist for insurance broker Keenan & Associates.

Class Acts: Nurturing young Einsteins at the local mall

The Yolo County Office of Education reaches out to dropouts.

Class Acts: Safety’s no accident at Capistrano schools

Capistrano Unified School District has a plan in preparation for just about any emergency.

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