Education here and there

The College Board is dropping four Advanced Placement subjects after the 2008-09 school year: Latin literature, French literature, Italian and one computer science course. Read about the decision here.

And here are some other recent education headlines from Southern California:

Only one Orange County city opts for 15-mph zone near schools (Orange County Register)

Ventura school traffic is a dangerous mess (Ventura County Star)

District enrollment could drop (Palos Verdes Peninsula News)

Some job-training classes to disappear (Ventura County Star)

Day of Silence creates flap at Hoover High (Los Angeles Daily News)

Officials look to fill principal vacancies (Burbank Leader)

-- Shelby Grad

Posted by Mary Macvean on April 28, 2008 in Education | Permalink

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