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High schoolers need a basic financial education
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One question many students have asked themselves in the middle of class is, “When are we ever going to need this in real life?” Personally, I’m guilty, as it certainly made its fair share of runs through my head while I scribbled notes on a war that happened a millennium ago or tried to…
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Board of Education approves books for junior core curriculum
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The books “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates and “The Underground Railroad” by Colson Whitehead were approved by the CVUSD Board of Education on Sept. 15. The vote was unanimous and they will be a part of the core curriculum literature for juniors in high school. Published in 2015, “Between the World…
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Committee presents opt-out policy
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The district has been grappling with how to decide on a viable compromise that both supports an in-class literature opt-out policy for concerned parents and maintains student and teacher rights. On Oct. 25, two members of a recently formed teacher-administrator coalition proposed to school board members Pat Phelps and Sandee Everett a solution to…
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School Board approves Core Literature
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In recent months, the CVUSD school board has debated allowing new literature into the high school curriculum. Controversy over the “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian,” a novel by Sherman Alexie and recipient of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, has led to many parent, teacher and student claims…
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School Board Approves Instruction Policy In Line With FAIR Act By Expanding Content to Include Contributions of LGBTQ and People With Disabilities
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Community members and students alike flooded the school district office meeting room on the night of Jan.17, spilling into the reception area and filling the hallways, with even more livestreaming the school board meeting from their computers. Neon green stickers speckled the crowd, marking the supporters of one of the most controversial issues of…
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There is no place for deficiency in diversity
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When you open a history book, no matter for which grade, you will see the overwhelming accomplishments of many who came before us, but not everyone. People with different ethnicities, sexual orientations or other differences are too often omitted from the pages — sometimes the only tie between the future of the country and…
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The Injustice of Limited Knowledge
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Schools are places where students can actively learn and develop into intellectual adults. As teachers are commonly nagging students, one way to do this is to read, and read frequently. Banned Books Week, an event organized by the American Library Association, highlights how many schools ban books in their libraries due to controversial topics…