One of 73,270 California high school seniors are unable to fulfill a new state law requiring students to pass a test of basic English, math and algebra to graduate. That's 1 in 5 members of the state's Class of 2006, says the state Department of Education. More than half of those who still need to pass -- 40,002 students -- don't speak much English.-- San Francisco Chronicle, Feb 27, 2006.
How can you gradute from High School without knowing English. This is an English speaking country. Try pulling the same stunt in any other country in the world and they'll just laugh at you.
Nothing like a little controversy to stir up a Monday afternoon.
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