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Borrowing Millions, Paying Many Times More: Taxpayers On Hook For Risky School Bonds

November 30, 2012, 4:49 pm • Posted by Laird Harrison
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Would you take out a loan if you had to pay interest worth 10 or more times the amount you borrowed? Dozens of school districts in nearly all Bay Area counties have issued bonds under those terms, according to the … Continue reading »

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51% of All Calif. K-12 Students Are Hispanic

March 20, 2012, 9:28 am • Posted by Joanna Lin
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From California Watch California enrolls the most Hispanics in K-12 schools in the country: nearly 3.4 million in 2010, according to an analysis of census data released yesterday by the Pew Hispanic Center. Hispanics made up 51 percent of all … Continue reading »

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