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 | | If current education policies continue unchanged, the California workforce of 2020 is going to be less educated than today's, according to a recent report released by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, and the state's per-capita income will drop more substantially than elsewhere in the country. |
 | | In her confirmation hearings, Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings expressed her desire to fix the No Child Left Behind law, but also stated, 'We must stay true to the sound principles of leaving no child behind.' This will be difficult because the 'sound principles' are nowhere to be found. |
 | | The 12-1 vote by the regents' educational policy committee means the proposal will not advance to the full board, despite a highly personal, often emotional appeal for its passage from Connerly during the first day of a two-day meeting at UCLA. |
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