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Entries from January 2007

Carlsbad Unified School District 2006 API

January 27th, 2007 · No Comments

School Name # of Scores 2006 API 2005 API # of Asians 2006 Asian API 2005 Asian API
Buena Vista Elementary
Jefferson Elementary 324 783 761 3
Calavera Hills Elementary 371 852 854 33
Magnolia Elementary 299 877 870 14
Aviara Oaks Elementary 603 897 910 46

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Cardiff Elementary School District 2006 API

January 27th, 2007 · No Comments

School Name # of Scores 2006 API 2005 API # of Asians 2006 Asian API 2005 Asian API
Cardiff Elementary 135 869 895 2
Harris (Ada W.) Elementary 380 890 868 9

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Cajon Valley Union Elementary

January 27th, 2007 · No Comments

School Name # of Scores 2006 API 2005 API # of Asians 2006 Asian API 2005 Asian API
Lexington Elementary 402 686 669 7
Johnson Elementary 381 687 669 2
Cuyamaca Elementary 373 689 694 6
Magnolia Elementary 400 707 728 4
Naranca Elementary 382 707 686 4

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Borrego Springs Unified School District 2006 API

January 27th, 2007 · No Comments

School Name # of Scores 2006 API 2005 API # of Asians 2006 Asian API 2005 Asian API
Borrego Springs Elementary 143 730 752 5
Borrego Springs Community Day
Borrego Springs Middle 96 670 669 1
Palm Canyon Continuation High
Borrego Springs High 114 636 653 2

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Bonsall Union Elementary School District 2006 API

January 27th, 2007 · No Comments

School Name # of Scores 2006 API 2005 API # of Asians 2006 Asian API 2005 Asian API
Banks (Vivian) Charter 73 649 695 0
Bonsall West Elementary 95 821 4
Bonsall Elementary 556 823 825 11
Sullivan (Norm) Middle 578 770 761 18
Bonsall Charter Academy for Learning

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Alpine Union Elementary School District 2006 API

January 27th, 2007 · No Comments

School Name # of Scores 2006 API 2005 API # of Asians 2006 Asian API 2005 Asian API
Alpine Elementary 359 826 846 3
Mountain View Learning Academy 37 826 896 0
Shadow Hills Elementary 228 836 824 0
Boulder Oaks Elementary 330 865 854 2
Alpine Community Day
Mac Queen (Joan) Middle 781 817 803 9

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Tags: Education

A Working Parent’s Lament

January 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Has e-mail replaced
the intimate face-to-face,
Do online chats end
with a paternal embrace,
Will our children learn
if they are not within sight,
Can we really know
whether their mood’s dark or bright.
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Tags: Family

A Timeless Tale of Families Split Apart

January 24th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Photographer: Peter Morgan
The Wall Street Journal featured a story about liushou ertong, which refers to the roughly 22 million children left behind in the Chinese countryside while their parents seek higher-paying jobs in cities such as Shanghai. In China, small problems do not exist by mere fact of the population size. By way of [...]

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Tags: China · Family

A China Adoption Story

January 24th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Every time I visit China, I always see Western families in the hotel lobby with their Chinese adopted children in tow. If you ever wonder what exactly become of them, how they are doing, and what struggles and challenges they face, here’s an interesting essay I found by Elizabeth Holmes, a Chinese adoptee, who [...]

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Tags: China · Chinese Culture · Family

Macao Leaving Las Vegas Behind

January 23rd, 2007 · 1 Comment

New York Times: Macao Surpasses Las Vegas as Gambling Center. Macao surpassed the Las Vegas Strip to become the world’s biggest gambling center in 2006, measured by total gambling revenue, according to industry analysts and government figures released today.
I suppose this is good news if you own or run a casino in Macao. [...]

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Tags: China · Travel