[A-List] US Imperialism: Middle East

[Stephen Holden]

On Thu, 12 Dec 2002, joanna bujes wrote:

> I live in Oakland: the schools are about to go into receivership; the High 
> School graduation rate is about 40-some percent!!!! ...and Bush wants us to 
> believe he is interested in education!!!!


Does Bush have more influence on Californian public schools than the
governor of California?  What were the graduation rates in the years
preceding Bush - did they drop dramatically when Bush was elected?  What
were the graduation rates in Texas when Bush governed there and how do
they compare to Californian rates?

-steve