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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free.This is an OCR edition with typos.Excerpt from book:BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. Section 1520 of the Political Code defines the duties of the Elementary Commissioner of Schools as follows:§1520. The Commissioner of Elementary Schools shall visit the elementary day and evening schools of the several counties of the state, and investigate the course of study adopted in such schools. He shall enforce the use of the state textbooks and shall report to the State Board of Education his findings, and shall make such recommendations to the State Board of Education as he may deem best, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, under the direction of the State Board of Education.DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.School visits.Visits are made to schools for the purpose of coming into immediate touch with them and gaining a direct understanding of their various conditions; partly to carry to them information concerning the best things that are doing in like schools, elsewhere in the state, and partly to awaken trustees, teachers and parents to the needs of their schools and to excite in them a sympathy with the onward and upward movements that are carrying our educational processes to higher levels from year to year. Many such visits have been made, usually in company with the county or city superintendent, or his assistant, or a supervisor. The commissioner finds that it is best in making such visits to have a special object in view, e. g., one period of four days' duration in the city of Los Angeles was divided as follows: one day was spent in visiting nature study classes, another in visiting music classes; evening schools were visited for the purpose of studying the education of the adult immigrant and two days were given to the study of school g... ... Read more

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Increased interest in California and other states in providing universal access to publicly funded preschool education is behind this study's aims to analyze the economic returns from investing in high-quality preschool education in California. ... Read more

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The one-stop guide to the California Real Estate Salespersons Exam... To become a licensed real estate salesperson in California, you must first pass the California real estate salespersons exam. Each chapter of this revised and updated third edition not only covers what is needed to pass the test, but also includes information for success in a career as a real estate salesperson, as well as four full length practice exams with full answer explanations. ... Read more

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California Real Estate Sales Exam, 3rd Edition
The second edition book was very good and the CD-ROM was even better. The more recent third edition book is also very good, but the CD-ROM had a much improved design format and amazing graphics. The only problem that I have found is with the computers. Some computers do not have enough memory to run the program. This latest software has been very helpful in my real estate classes because it is so flexible. If you do not have the time to take a full practice exam "you can program your own exam." You have the option of taking a partial exam and may choose your topic(s) and the number of questions in each area (from one to twenty five). This software keeps track of your exam scores and evaluates your performance in each of the seven categories (in detail). You may choose to have the order of the questions electronically shuffled, so that you may repeat an exam and still keep it fresh. You can go to your exam history and retake any previous exam completely or just the questions that you missed. You may save an unfinished exam and continue it at your convenience. The next time that you log on you will be asked if you want to continue the last exam.

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Just so you know my level of expertise -I am just starting to study for the California Real Estate Exam, so I'm true beginner.That being said, I've really found this book to be everything I wanted.It comes with 4 practice tests, the answers to all the tests (of course) and breaks down all the information into easy to understand sentences and paragraphs.I ended up making flash cards for each of the reference terms featured in bold print. I had my mother look over the book (she's a retired real estate agent) and she agreed this is certainly the book to get.I'd definitely recommend it!I'd also recommend buying this book with the California Real EstateCliff Notes book Amazon has available.The Cliff notes has extra exams for practice!I looked at several books under this subject and am confident I made the right choice.Hope this was helpful! ... Read more

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Publisher: [BerkeleySubjects: University of California (1868-1952) Dept. of EducationEvening and continuation schools -- CaliforniaVocational education -- CaliforniaRichmond (Calif.)Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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The complete story of Disciples ministerial education in California is long overdue. It is needed so that the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) may better understand the long struggle and sacrifice, of both clergy and laity, to provide a means of educating the leadership of the church. Understanding how those who have gone before us wrestled with similar problems may help us better chart the future. ... Read more

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It has been well-documented that the economic returns to education—that is, the wage gains associated with additional schooling—have risen dramatically in the United States since the late 1970s. In this study, the author examines the extent to which trends in California reflect those of the nation. This report examines: Changes in the educational composition of California's workforce between 1970 and 1997 and how these changes compare with those in the rest of the nation. The extent to which California's postsecondary education sector met the demand for skilled workers between 1970 and 1990. The overall trend in the wage premium earned by college graduates, as well as the trends for high school graduates and those with less than 12 years of schooling. How these trends varied across industrial and regional sectors in California and between native Californians, natives from elsewhere, and immigrants. ... Read more

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California's abiltiy to preserve current levels of access to its system of higher education is threatened by increasing enrollments, pressures on the state budgets, and the increasing costs of higher education. This study addresses the conditions under which California can preserve access over the next two decades.The study uses a new approach to decision making under uncertainty, called exploratory modeling, that combines traditional quantitative forecasting techniques with insights from scenario planning.This new approach provides visual representations, called "landscapes of plausible futures," of the many scenarios facing California higher education, so that decision makers and stakeholders can better understand the assumptions underlying various positions inthe political debate and which trends are most salient to decision makers' choices. ... Read more

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Decreased public funding and increased fees make the state college and university system less and less accessible. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Subjects: Brown, Edmund G. (Edmund Gerald), 1905-1996Alioto, Joseph LBrown, Willie LGraham, Bill, 1931-Hearst, Patricia, 1954-University of California (System). RegentsCalifornia State University. Board of TrusteesCalifornia. Master Plan Survey of Higher EducationSan Francisco (Calif.). Airports CommissionMcClatchy CompanyJefferson Airplane (Musical group)Lawyers -- California San FranciscoCharities -- California San FranciscoEducation, Higher -- CaliforniaSan Francisco (Calif.) -- Politics and governmentSan Francisco (Calif.) -- History 20th centurySan Francisco (Calif.) -- NewspapersCalifornia -- Politics and government 20th centuryNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Describes the condition and performance of California's K-12 public schools in terms of student population, resources, and outcomes, analyzing trends and comparing California to other states and the nation as a whole. ... Read more

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Education reformers and policymakers argue that improved students' learning requires stronger academic standards, stiffer state tests, and accountability for students' scores. Yet these efforts seem not to be succeeding in many states. The authors of this important book argue that effective state reform depends on conditions which most reforms ignore: coherence in practice as well as policy and opportunities for professional learning.The book draws on a decade's detailed study of California's ambitious and controversial program to improve mathematics teaching and learning. Researchers David Cohen and Heather Hill report that state policy influenced teaching and learning when there was consistency among the tests and other policy instruments; when there was consistency among the curricula and other instruments of classroom practice; and when teachers had substantial opportunities to learn the practices proposed by the policy.These conditions were met for a minority of elementary school teachers in California. When the conditions were met for teachers, students had higher scores on state math tests. The book also shows that, for most teachers, the reform ended with consistency in state policy. They did not have access to consistent instruments of classroom practice, nor did they have opportunities to learn the new practices which state policymakers proposed. In these cases, neither teachers nor their students benefited from the state reform. This book offers insights into the ways policy and practice can be linked in successful educational reform and shows why such linkage has been difficult to achieve. It offers useful advice for practitioners and policymakers seeking to improve education, and to analysts seeking to understand it. ... Read more

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Excellent book
This is a book that should be read by educators, researchers, and policymakers.Cohen and Hill have done a superb job in chronicling math reform policies in CA and their impact on teachers and the students they teach.As their story unfolds one is able to identify the critical elements of professional development that should be (need to be) included any time a state policy is to be implemented statewide. ... Read more

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YOU DON'T KNOW HHS UNTIL YOU READ THIS BOOK!
I thought I knew everything about Hollywood High until I read this book.It not only brought back many fine memories of my days there (1952 to 1955) but opened my eyes to the wonderful history this school has.It also brought me up-to-date on what happened after I left.The book covers the years 1903 through 1986.

The Stars Shine Bright in Hollywood.
I am proud to say I was a student at Hwd High, class of W'67. There are facts in this book that I didn't know even though I lived in Hollywood all my teenage life. I know there are many other alumni that would beinterested in this book. I think the publishers should come out with asecond printing. "Hail To Thee Our Alma Mater". Hail Shieks andwho could forget the QUAD and the Sticky Buns from the HASH Lines. My classwas the last to have a dress code of dresses. NO PANTS. Thanks and pleasetry to find another copy for me, My copy has been passed around alot.Thanks.Maxine

BOW-BOW SKI WA-TEN TA-TIN TA-LA HASSSSSSSS
A must for all serious HHS reunion junkies....but Blumenthal got the picture wrong on the great tree slaughter that occurred circa 1958....several trees were cut down (saw 'em myself one foggy morning uponarriving at school), not just one, so I won't mention the one famous personmovie star who Blumenthal attributed this "prank" too.I amordering several copies as gifts to my reunion junkie classmates.BillLarson, HHS '59

Great book
This is a great story. Does anybody know the email address of the author John Blumenthal? I want to get in touch with him. Thanks for a great book.

For all former "Sheiks", this is MUST reading.
It's unfortunate that students weren't taught the proud history of Hollywood High School while attending this great school.This was fascinating reading.I've always "bragged" about being agraduate of HHS.I guess I'll just have to brag more now. ... Read more

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For too long, the details of this tragedy have been shrouded in a fog of secrecy. Beyond Tranquillon Ridge is a story that recounts the firefighting efforts during a frenzied 24- hour period known as the "Honda Canyon Fire." It is a history of the strategies and tactics used and it includes many first-hand accounts of the conditions that firefighters and the military faced on the front lines-including the tragic deaths of their comrades. Joseph Valencia offers a brilliant look back; re-creating the sights and sounds of actual firefighting; descriptive overviews of the landscape of South Vandenberg, with rich profiles and command level decisions of the brave men who fought it. In the end, this one day in 1977 stands out as the pivotal time when wind and fire combined into a firestorm and where past compromises affected an outcome. ... Read more

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Good story
I remember when this event took place, it was the same year as the Mable-Cone and Hog fires.It was a sad way to end a long and difficult fire season.This book documents and examines the challenges and hazards that occur when you mix two separate command structures (fire and military) and details the tragedy that resulted.

There are a number of spelling errors in the book, which I found to be a distraction.

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I am working on getting my Realtor license and I got this book so that I can study and make test taking less frightning.So far this has been a great review of all the material I learned in my class.It also has been very helpful with preparing me for multi-choice questions that can be very tricky.In the back there is a good size section exclusively for math review that I am also very pleased with. ... Read more

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A concise introduction to California Politics placed in a historical, national, and global context. The text analyzes critical political issues, paying special attention to diversity, and examines how these issues impact California state and local government. Students learn the basic principles of political decision-making processes by comparing the institutions of the Federal government to those of California. ... Read more

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Her vision and politics have set her at the forefront of contemporary poetry and her work has a far-reaching impact on all poets and readers of poetry today. A dedicated and inspired teacher, her innovative and highly successful poetry program, Poetry for the People, has recently emerged as a national phenomenon. ... Read more

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Poetry for the People
This book is an outline for how to recreate the late June Jordan's revolutionary poetry class at UC Berkeley.From how to organize, to how to pick a curriculum and run a workshop, to how to kick off a reading and publish a class chapbook, this volume recreates the process that will allow you to teach poetry to a broad cross-section of the population.And not just at a university, either: the book describes how this same process, with minor amendments, was used in public schools and in an area church.I can imagine this same blueprint being used to teach poetry in a community center, a long-term care home, or a prison with similar good effect.

And even if you're not inclined to teach, there is a great deal of information in this book that will help you learn how to write.Jordan inserts her guidelines for revision, self-critique, self-publicity, and other skills a working poet will need.Whether you want to work with others or alone, this book will open your eyes to the ways poets improve their art.

There is even a healthy selection of poetry that poets and teachers of poetry should take a look at.Categorized according to racial, social, sexual, and other lines, it will allow you to build a library that represents a cross-section of verse as it is written in America today.The list is a little out of date, having been written in 1995, but if you have access to a good library, or even time to look around Amazon.com, you should be able to bring the selection up to date for your own writing.

The book isn't without problems.In the reading selection, the "White Male" section seems to stop with the death of Robert Frost, as though no white men have written poetry, or none worth mentioning, for the last 45 years.Some of the poetry from the class is very confessional, sometimes at the expense of quality, so there are poems which seem less like poetry amd more like airing dirty laundry in public.And the social outlook of the book is very urban-centered, as though if you don't live in a world surrounded by urban sprawl and drenched in media, you can't write or perform poetry.

But on balance, even a rural white male poet with nothing to confess will have a great deal to gain from this book.From how to edit yourself to how to organize with other poets to how to publish and publicize, there is a great deal you'll be able to take away and apply to your own poetry and your own community.A must-have for all poets who aspire to work in a serious and committed manner, and for poetry teachers who want to do more than just copy-edit their students' work.

A Fitting Memorial to a Truly Great Woman
I stumbled on this book when I was looking for new resources for good poems to read for Black History Month.Flipping through it, I found it instantly engaging, so I had no problem buying it on the spot.

It went on the stack of 'next time you're looking for something interesting to read' and had to wait for me to finish a few books of poetry, as well as Ted Kooser's Poetry Home Repair Manual.I felt some sort of irrational loyalty to the new Poet Laureate.But Kooser is good; very good.He made me think through everything that I write -- carefully, critically -- and my spirit was quickly wilting.I needed an antidote; or, more precisely, a complement, a little yin to counterbalance the substantial yang of Kooser's superb book.June Jordan was the very thing.

Reading it is a joy.Thinking through how to teach people to write poetry that speaks to the truth of their world, their experience, and how to bring it to the public -- all the grub with the glory, so to speak -- with June Jordan and her students was pure pleasure.And I couldn't argue with the results -- which are generously sprinkled throughout the book, with an extra dollop at the end.Poetry, the craft and how to sell it.

I have to mention that one thing that initially attracted me to Poetry for the People was the memory that Jordan had recently died (in 2002, I believe).I'm in the habit of reading a book by an author when they die as a sort of memorial, an extended meditation on their contribution and general mutability, if you will.We lost a great one when we lost June Jordan; but she was responsible enough to leave a substantial legacy, so the net loss is negligible.It's ours because she wanted it to be.

A good read
Even if you don't teach poetry writing, you will love this book if you're a writer of politically conscious poetry or if you care about how good poetry gets written. With the popularity of Slam poetry these days, this is a very useful primer. It includes poems from different cultural backgrounds about a range of racial, social, and gender issues. It also provides lists of suggested readings that go beyond the narrow range of poetry books found in mainstream bookstores.

A tribute to the power of poetry and to democratic teaching
Lauren Muller, editor, gently persuades a talented crew from June Jordan's Poetry for the People classes at UC Berkely, to tell the rest of us how they do it--run poetry workshops and readings that literally transformtheir participants and audiences. The book provides college andcommunityteachers with an accessible plan for poetry workshops, includingsyllabii, bibliographies, thoughtful meditations on the teaching andwritingof poetry, and a rich sampling of poems. It's a tribute not only tothe power of the word but also to the solid principle that teaching, likepopular theater, is one of the democratic art forms that can revolutionizethe way we think and how we live in community.

Puts "the people" back into poetry
This book, based on the experience of students and poets involved with June Jordan's popular UCal/Berkeley poetry courses, is a handbook for people who want to put poetry in the mouths and pens of "ThePeople," everybody -- whether in the university or in a communitysetting such as a coffeehouse or church. The "white male" poetryof the "canon" is here put in its rightful place as but one ofthe several American poetry traditions, which also include AfricanAmerican, Caribbean, Native American, Asian American, Chicano/a, gay andlesbian, women's, and Irish American poetry, for which beginningbibliographies are supplied, as is a sample syllabus and an anthology ofstudent poetry. ... Read more

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Subjects: California. Superintendent of Public InstructionCalifornia. State Board of EducationUniversity of California (System). RegentsEducation -- CaliforniaCalifornia -- Politics and governmentNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more