The AP (12/12, Blankenship) reports, "Blaming teachers for low test scores, poor graduation rates and the other ills of American schools has been popular lately, but a new survey wags a finger closer to home." Results from a poll by the AP and Stanford University show that "68 percent of adults believe parents deserve heavy blame for what's wrong with the US education system." In comparison only 35 percent of those polled say teachers "deserve a great deal or a lot of the blame." The AP also points out that "those who said parents are to blame were more likely to cite a lack of student discipline and low expectations for students" and "fighting and low test scores as big problems."
California Judges Can Order Parenting Classes With Teen Gang Crime Convictions. The AP (12/12, Watkins) reports that under a new law in California, judges have "the option of sending parents for training when their kids are convicted of gang crimes for the first time." The Parent Accountability Act became effective last January, but "budget cuts in Sacramento meant implementation of the classes was delayed and only in the past month or so have they been rolled out on a limited basis in the Los Angeles Unified School District." The AP added that eventually, parents will be expected to pay a $20 fee for the classes, but that "is being waived for now to draw more participants. If parents fail to attend, they could be held in contempt of court."
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