... that California's lead will begin a nationwide campaign to the issue of taxing Internet sales (Lifsher). Although the governor signed the bill into law, very little taxes are collected. Amazon.com and Overstock.com severed their relationship with California affiliates to avoid having to collect the tax. ... , and several other subsidiaries are located in California (Hull). Diana Tucker, owner of West Valley Music in Mountain View, fought for the law after struggling to compete against online retailers who don't collect sales tax. "We still have enough people who think a music store is ...

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... including search-and-seizure measures, dress codes, and other policies that regulate and discipline student behavior. These measures have been widely used by schools over recent years. This is most likely due to the fact that these rules can be implemented within a relatively short timeframe, and can ... or problem in this area is, at what point in time does a school's right infringe on one's own personal privacy rights? The law that exists today relating to school locker searches involves two main factors. First, a school official needs "reasonable grounds for suspecting that the searc...

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... the scores of languages that California's students bring to school, it was not unusual to find Korean or Middle Eastern students being instructed in Spanish. For a generation, while federal law had required schools to provide special language instruction to assist English learners in obtaining an equal education, it was never mandated the form that such assistance should have taken. Peter Schrag explains ... education in its school. Members of the Board of Education in California have argued that with the passage of Proposition 227, local schools have lost control over their suggested c...

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... and community college programs such as counseling, tutoring, outreach, student financial aid, and financial aid to selected school districts in those cases where the programs provide preferences to individuals or schools based on race, sex, ethnicity, or national origin. Funds spent on these programs total at least $15 million each year. Thus, the measure could affect up to $75 million ... rulings on what types of activities are considered ''preferential treatment" and (2) whether federal law requires continuation of certain programs. In most cases, any funds that could not be spent for...

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... local government from categorizing individuals by race, ethnicity, or national origin for any reason. If passed, Proposition 54 would prohibit public agencies, schools and employers from maintaining records on race or ethnic origin, and will make it difficult for both the public and watchdog agencies to confirm ... reads: "Otherwise lawful classification of medical research subjects and patients shall be exempt from this section." This exemption would allow state agencies and university medical schools to continue to test the effect of a new drug treatment against a placebo in a hospita...

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... the progress that African Americans were making and decided to fight for "equal education." More than 50 percent of Spanish speaking students were dropping out of school each year. The schools found a definite need for intervention. In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Bilingual Education Act, which provided federal assistance to school districts to develop bilingual education programs. Bilingual ... of school until the school board agreed to remove them from bilingual education programs. The protest lasted two weeks (Streisand). Parents have also taken legal measures. A law...

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... , interrogating, and demanding documents from those who are believed to be illegal. The proposition was already found to be unconstitutional which is why it is not already a law. The bill states that California schools require all students to have proof that their parents are both legal citizens of the US before enrolling them. Any children whose parents are unable to provide documents ... the fourteenth amendment that any one born in the US is a citizen of the US and that no country may make a law that abridges or denies that citizens rights. If the bill was passed and became a law, all...

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... . His "Atlas of Mexican-American History" traces the development and contributions of Mexican-Americans in the United States. Bustamante recognized that the compulsory education in the English language in schools suppressed the use of the Spanish language and the importance of the Mexican heritage. With his program, Bustamante helped Mexican-American students, as well as other students, realize the ... passed to eliminate bi-lingual education in school districts. In 1998, the California state government approved Proposition 227, requiring all California school children to be taught in En...

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... reasons to act; they were unfairly judged and taught. Many children, in lower grades were being put in "Mexican schools" and would be punished for speaking Spanish. Bilingual education was a big concern that the Mexican parents wanted to ... many Mexican students, and it led to the expansion of bilingual education classrooms. Even though this helped many schools, many other schools in Texas and California still enforced the "No Spanish rule." Because of strong support from those that ... as well as African American were funded less than the Anglo schools of other areas. In Texas in 197...

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... reasons to act; they were unfairly judged and taught. Many children, in lower grades were being put in "Mexican schools" and would be punished for speaking Spanish. Bilingual education was a big concern that the Mexican parents wanted to ... many Mexican students, and it led to the expansion of bilingual education classrooms. Even though this helped many schools, many other schools in Texas and California still enforced the "No Spanish rule." Because of strong support from those that ... as well as African American were funded less than the Anglo schools of other areas. In Texas in 197...

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... wrote proposition 209. Proposition 209 had a large impact on California. The text proposition says that the proposition "Prohibits the state, local governments, districts, public universities, colleges, and schools, and other government instrumentalities from discriminating against or giving preferential treatment to any individual or group in public employment, public education, or public contracting on the basis of race, sex ... were affected. Prop 209 affected the number of women in higher education. For the last twenty five years, California used affirmative action to amplify divers...

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... further their own anti-gun agenda, there are many falsities which must be dispelled. The fact remains that increased gun laws will only prevent the law abiding citizens from owning a firearm the criminals will still have access to them. So then, one must ask themselves, how will I protect my ... helpless, fifteen people dead and twenty individuals injured on the April 20, 1999 massacre. (CNN, 1999). So what, then, is the solution? Armed guards in schools? This would certainly be a crime deterrent; what person then would attempt to shoot up a school if they, themselves, have a chance of ...

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... one or more serious violent crimes, which are actually reported to the police or a law enforcement representative.3 Of that 10%, 45% of elementary schools reported one or more violent incidents compared with 74% of middle schools and 77% of high schools.1 Experts have seen that violent incidents and threats of violence at school negatively affect students, school staff, and the educational process. Also, ... being unsafe cause students to miss school and participate less in class.3 The Impact of School Uniforms on School Violence: In an effort to address the issue of violence in school...

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... which is racism then establishing the solution(Phillips 67). The intent of Affirmative Action helps cut down discrimination in the work place and in schools, despite the fact that some believe that affirmative action is a form of reverse discrimination. In contrast, the first goal of Affirmative Action ... but it will not be put into total action due to some questions of constitutionality (Ayres 34). The law will start slowly first, ending Affirmative Action in the schools of California, leading up to the abolishment of Affirmative Action all together. An argument was declared by Mark ...

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... school or job by posting information in places where women and minorities have a greater likelihood of seeing them. In some cases affirmative action law or court order has instituted these programs. In most cases affirmative action programs have been voluntarily established to increase the pool of applicants to a ... me that economically disadvantaged non-minorities cannot take advantage of Affirmative Action. Not all women and minorities are poor and attend sub-standard schools; in fact many so-called minorities are very well to do. Is it fair that they receive benefits in school admis...

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... preferences with a system of outreach in admission and hiring, and state contracting. It determines who gets into undergraduate school and includes medical and law schools. Law schools are very dependent on affirmative action and will suffer with the new plan. It guarantees state university admission to the top 20 percent of high ... white, offers 45 AP classes where as Arvin High School, 93 percent black or Latino, offered only two (In Class Action Lawsuit). Prestigious schools can't compare the GPAs effectively if one student takes AP courses and if one doesn't because they are on two...

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... incredibly a foolish economic investment, one which could cost taxpayers billions of dollars each year. Montana should not pass a law authorizing the distribution of public funds as vouchers to parents who wish to send their children to private or parochial schools. Private schools can accept the governmentÆ' ­s money in vouchers, yet they do not have to reform their admittance practices. Organizations that ... continue his post. The Boy Scouts then decided to pay a fee rather than receive anything free from the government so they would not have to alter their hiring standards. Private ...

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... the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment" The clause reads as follows: "...No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor without due process of the law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."(The Columbia Encyclopedia) This court case exemplifies ... it set out to, it raised the number of minorities enrolled in colleges and employed in businesses across the nation. The problem arises when time is considered as a factor. The law was created to stop the racis...

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... past, which today's minorities haven't lived through. In the United States today, there isn't segregation like there was back when Congress passed these statutes. There aren't "all white schools" or "all black schools" in today's society, so why the need to keep qualified students from achieving higher education in America's universities and colleges? These institutions shouldn't allow under-qualified students into their ... in effect for nearly 20 years until another case, Hopwood vs. State of Texas, was introduced into the court system. The Hopwood case deals with the admissions proce...

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... futures. Prisons on the other hand are needed for the separation, security, and safety of the people. Prison shouldn't be priority over education. Students should have a quality education, schools shouldn't be overpopulated, and resources should be available. Our education system is being cheated of funding, meanwhile prisons are receiving increased amounts of money in their budget. According to the ... , and Philadelphia is that our national priorities are misplaced, and with devastating consequences. In a few select neighborhoods, the heavy investment in incarceration over education co...

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... underutilization of these groups (e.g., goals and timetables for increasing the number of minorities and women in a facility) (Gutman, 1993, p.9). Prior to these laws and the Title VII law, the U.S workforce was primarily dominated by white males. Although, still somewhat white male dominated, quotas that were designed through affirmative action programs have helped achieve some representation of ... a series of national standardize tests, evaluates students on their proficiency in reading, writing and science. They divide and compare these results to better understand the effectiveness ...

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... underutilization of these groups (e.g., goals and timetables for increasing the number of minorities and women in a facility)" (Gutman, 1993, p.9). Prior to these laws and the Title VII law, the U.S workforce was primarily dominated by white males. Although, still somewhat white male dominated, quotas that were designed through affirmative action programs have helped achieve some representation of ... a series of national standardize tests, evaluates students on their proficiency in reading, writing and science. They divide and compare these results to better understand the effectiveness...

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... the numbers are still rising. That money that is spent on the prisons could be used for any number of things including schools or other educational activities. This law has to be amended in order to fully operate at the potential that it could. It's a great idea, but still ... theft and burglary. When Californians voted for three strikes, they were bombarded with images of Richard Allen Davis, not Reams. But prosecutors use the law viciously, frequently against petty, nonviolent offenders like Reams. While in court on an unrelated matter, I encountered an older black man, facing his th...

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... money. The California state Lottery Act states that the lottery is to provide supplemental funding to California public education on all levels from kindergarten through higher education plus several specialized schools. The schools can only use the contributions for instructional purposes. The money cannot be used for the acquisition of property, building of facilities, or for funding research. Eighty to ninety ... percent of the funds contributed to the California public school system are used to attract and retain teachers. Schools also use the funds for computer labs, teacher worksho...

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... are new to this country and haven't had a chance yet to learn English, mostly those people from Asian and Latin countries. Hasting Law Library also states it would also push for these immigrants to learn English as quickly as possible. The proposition is said by some to help ... of the American Civil Liberties Union's office in L.A., Jessica Fiske is quoted with the remark, "we cannot continue to support two languages in our schools, welfare system or any other state services. And we shouldn't have to"(Nichols 4). This proposition sets a bad example of in tolerant attitudes and beliefs ...

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