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SACRAMENTO – Gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people would be added to the lengthy list of social and ethnic groups that public schools must include in social studies lessons under a landmark bill passed Thursday by the California Senate.

If the bill is adopted by the state Assembly and signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, California would become the first state to require the teaching of gay history.

Supporters say the move is needed to counter anti-gay stereotypes and beliefs that make children in those groups vulnerable to bullying and suicide.

Opponents counter that such instruction would further burden an already crowded curriculum and expose students to a subject that some parents find objectionable.

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On March 15, the Sacramento County Board of Education adopted two resolutions designed to shine a spotlight on our public schools and honor those who donate their time to help our students and schools succeed.

Sacramento County Board of Education Resolution No. 11-04 designates April as “Public Schools Month” to focus attention on how our public schools have educated and enabled the nation’s youth to participate in and contribute to their own version of the American dream. This month is set aside to urge communities and educational institutions to appropriately recognize the efforts of teachers, administrators, and students of the public school system.

Resolution No.

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Education is the only key of success in this world of changing technology. Parents send their children in different types of schools, some are Government schools and some are Independent schools. Boys and girls are equally admitted in these schools, but some time there is hesitation of sending girl child in a school. However, world is totally changed and the people mentality is also changed. But first we will talk about the Independent school.
Those schools which have their independent finance and management are called as independent schools. Independent school is also called as private school they mostly provide primary and secondary level education. These schools depends on the funds collected by tuition fees. Read more…

In testimony on Capitol Hill today, government officials named the 15 for-profit schools targeted in an investigation by the Government Accountability Office, which found that many schools engaged in federal fraud and deceptive marketing practices.

Three of the schools are located in Dallas, according to a report by Trace Urdan, an analyst at Signal Hill Capital Group in San Francisco. They are Westwood College, Everest College and ATI Career Training Center.

At Westwood College, which offers four-year degrees, an admissions representative told the government’s undercover applicant to lie about having $250,000 in savings and to claim nonexistent dependents in order to qualify for federal financial aid.

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