CM PRESS # 250

AGENDA FOR JUNE 10, PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING

After the City Council, the Planning Commission is the most important body in the city and its decisions can affect all of us who live in Costa Mesa, so it's a good idea to know what they're doing.

The Planning Commission is also the primary farm team for future Council candidates.
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AGENDA FOR JUNE 11, CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION

Budget and CDBG.
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HOMESCHOOLING REPORTEDLY GROWING SEVEN TIMES FASTER THAN PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT

In the above linked article you'll read how "parents" are getting fed up with the public school system in this country and you'll also read that home schooled kids generally score higher on tests than those schooled in the public school system.

However, the article misses the reality of the homeschooling movement.  It is mostly being done by White parents and the subtext to the dissatisfaction with the public school system is not just about academics, but about the fact that most public schools in areas of the country with large numbers of non-Whites are also full of crime and social dysfunction and do not serve the needs of White students.
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