Number	18775
Subject	Schools
Source	Bee (Sacramento, Calif.)
State	California
Year	2001
Publication Date	June 3, 2001
Summary	An investigation by the Sacramento Bee reveals that students in California's Independent Study programs earn credit for "watered-down and highly questionable courses." Deb Kollars found that "such schools have abysmal records when it comes to preparation for college, vocational education and dropout rates."
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	16
Keywords	schools;independent study;california;classes;high school;students;education;system
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