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Rick Santorum is pursuing an aggressive strategy to challenge Mitt Romney in the state where the GOP presidential front-runner grew up.
Santorum said Sunday he could do "exceptionally well" in Michigan, the next state to host a presidential contest, along with Arizona, on Feb. 28, and where Romney's father was governor.
"We're going to spend a lot of time in Michigan and Arizona, and those are up next. And that's where we've really been focusing on," Santorum told ABC's "This Week." He suggested that a strong showing in those contests would make the presidential contest "a two-man race," dismissing current rivals Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul.
Santorum shrugged off his third-place finish Saturday in caucuses in Maine, where he didn't actively compete. He described Romney's recent criticism — Romney is painting Santorum as a longtime Washington insider who pursued home-state projects — as "desperate."
"You reach a point where desperate people do desperate things," said Santorum, a former representative and senator from Pennsylvania.
Romney captured Maine, state officials reported Saturday night, ending a three-state losing streak to Santorum. Santorum defeated Romney in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri on Tuesday.
There won't be another election until Arizona and Michigan and the next debate is 10 days away.
That's an unusually long break in a rapid-fire Republican race that featured six contests in the last two weeks alone. Romney and his rivals now have 17 days to raise cash and bolster their organizations for what's shaping up to be a long slog to the Republican nomination and the right to face President Barack Obama in November.
As Santorum eyes Romney's home state, Romney turns his attention to extending the huge cash advantage he enjoys over his rivals.
He left Maine to attend a West coast fundraiser Saturday night and issued a written statement to mark his victory in the low-turnout contest.
"I'm heartened to have the support of so many good people in this great state," Romney said. "The voters of Maine have sent a clear message that it is past time to send an outsider to the White House."
He's expected to spend much of next week courting fundraisers, while sprinkling in a handful of campaign events. He'll be in Arizona Monday evening.
In Maine, Romney won just a plurality of the vote, suggesting he still has much work ahead to unite GOP voters behind his candidacy.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a prominent voice among some conservatives, said Romney has work to do to convince GOP voters he's moved beyond his "pretty moderate past ... even in some cases a liberal past."
"I am not convinced, and I do not think the majority of GOP and independent voters are convinced," Palin said on Fox News Sunday.
Romney has been focusing increasing attention on social issues in recent days, perhaps with that goal in mind. He has been particularly aggressive in criticizing Obama's recent decision regarding contraception.
On Friday, after three weeks of controversy that pitted the nation's Catholic bishops against the White House, Obama revised his policy. Instead of requiring employers to cover contraception, the policy would now require insurance companies to provide free birth control coverage in separate agreements with workers who want it.
White House chief of staff Jack Lew defended the decision Sunday, noting that there is longer room for compromise.
"This is our plan," he said on CNN's "State of the Union."
The focus on social issues plays well for Santorum, who has long been considered a staunch cultural conservative. Those credentials helped fuel his success last week.
But he wasn't a factor in Maine, where Romney narrowly defeated Paul, capturing 39 percent to Paul's 36 percent of the vote, according to state Republican chairman Charlie Webster. Santorum and Gingrich, who didn't actively campaign in Maine, won 18 percent and 6 percent respectively.
Coming off last week's success, Santorum saw a surge in donations — reporting bringing in $3 million over the three days immediately after last week's hat trick — but is unlikely to catch Romney in the money race.
Santorum reported just $279,000 in the bank at the end of December, compared with $19.9 million for Romney. Gingrich had $2.1 million, but is still carrying substantial debt, while Paul reported $1.9 million.
Romney's relative success in Maine — combined with his victory in the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Committee conference in Washington hours earlier — may help enhance his cash advantage, despite some lingering skepticism among some conservatives.
The Maine vote totals reflected about 84 percent of the state's precincts. The contests scheduled for the coming days — including an entire county that postponed its caucuses because of a snow storm — will not be counted, according Webster, the state GOP chairman.
"We're not going to even accept the ballots. No one's going to keep track of them," he said, noting that those were the rules established by the party.
Romney's campaign has demonstrated skill and flexibility in winning a big state like Florida and eking out a victory in a low-turnout contest like Maine, where organization and voter contact are essential. Out of Maine's 258,000 registered Republicans, nearly 5,600 cast ballots in the weeklong voting.
But questions about Romney's durability as his party's presumed front-runner persist. Fully 61 percent of Maine voters selected a candidate other than Romney in a state practically in his backyard. And Romney's showing was down considerably from 2008, when he won 51 percent of the vote.
Speaking to supporters in Portland, Paul expressed disappointment that only a portion of the state's caucuses had counted toward the total.
"I wish all the caucuses had met today," Paul said, adding, "It's almost like we could call it a tie."
Romney won 11 delegates and Paul won 10, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Santorum and Gingrich were shut out.


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The Hawks are reportedly prepared to deal Josh Smith (right) this week. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Here is the latest buzz around the NBA with two days remaining before Thursday's 3 p.m. ET trade deadline:
Josh Smith Sweepstakes
• Marc Stein, ESPN.com: The Atlanta Hawks have convinced numerous teams that they're definitely trading Josh Smith this week. ... One team close to the situation consulted Monday night predicted that the Nets would ultimately land Smith via a three-way trade. ... Another team pinpointed the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks as the strongest contenders to win the Smith sweepstakes. ... NBA front-office sources told ESPN.com on Monday that the Boston Celtics have, indeed, registered their interest on the Smith front, with the caveat that they also remain highly interested in the Clippers' Eric Bledsoe. Yet a Boston deal for Smith, sources said, would almost certainly have to be built around Paul Pierce, because Kevin Garnett isn't waiving his no-trade clause to go to the Atlanta Hawks if he's not willing to waive it to go to the Clipperland.
• Ken Berger, CBSSports.com: The Hawks are believed to be seeking a combination of expiring contracts, young players and draft picks in exchange for Smith, whose expressed desire for a five-year, approximately $90 million max contract has cooled the market for him. Rival executives continue to believe that the Suns have been aggressive in their pursuit of Smith and other trades, but even with a potential lottery pick from the Lakers in the Steve Nash deal, execs are skeptical that Phoenix has enough attractive young players to complete the deal. The Nets and Celtics have inquired about Smith, but it's too early to say where those talks are going.
• Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports: Boston's active on several fronts, including discussions on Josh Smith. Brooklyn is solely focused on making a Smith deal. ... In Josh Smith derby, several teams believe Suns are determined for deal after missing on Eric Gordon and Rudy Gay in past months.
• Michael Lee, Washington Post: The Wizards have been linked to trade discussions with Atlanta for forward Josh Smith, a borderline all-star talent who is seeking a maximum contract this summer in free agency. [Bradley] Beal and [John] Wall are off limits, but the Wizards may look to move one of their recent selections from the past three drafts by Thursday's 3 p.m. deadline, with Trevor Booker and Jan Vesely also receiving limited playing time and Chris Singleton only recently escaping Coach Randy Wittman's doghouse.
• Chris Broussard, ESPN.com: In talks with ATL for Josh Smith, Wizards have said all but 3 players available: J Wall, B Beal & Nene.
Boston Celtics
• Steve Bulpett, Boston Herald: According to one opposing team executive, the Celtics "are one of the more active teams out there talking, but they really don't have a lot of great options. They don't have a lot to trade." It seems, too, that reports of some of the bigger Celtics names being "discussed" is more a matter of semantics than actual deep negotiation. Another source with knowledge of the two clubs told the Herald the Clippers have yet to make an actual and formal offer for Kevin Garnett. He added that the sides haven't spoken in days. ... It is also interesting to note that someone close to Garnett said the Celts have yet to approach him about any of the talk, let alone to ask if he'd be willing to waive his no-trade clause.
• Ken Berger, CBSSports.com: Rival execs believe Celtics president Danny Ainge understands that if he trades [Kevin] Garnett, he must also trade Paul Pierce, and vice versa. It's not clear yet in league circles whether the Celtics are ready for such a sudden and irreversible cultural change. Short of a full-blown purge of the Big Three era, rival execs believe the Celtics would consider moving a contract (such as Jason Terry's $5 million) to get under the luxury-tax in what essentially is a lost season due to injuries.
More Eastern Conference Buzz
• Stefan Bondy, New York Daily News: The Nets have been shopping [MarShon] Brooks -- a member of the NBA's All-Rookie second team last season -- and [Kris] Humphries -- whose minutes have dipped after he averaged a double-double last season. Even packaged with draft picks, it is not a proposal expected to bring back much — although GM Billy King is certainly trying. Among the targets: Atlanta's Josh Smith and Utah's Paul Millsap. The Nets also have an offer from the Bobcats of Ben Gordon for Humphries.
• Josh Robbins, Orlando Sentinel: Orlando Magic guard J.J. Redick realizes that Tuesday night's game against the Charlotte Bobcats at Amway Center could be his final home game as a Magic player. But Redick said on Monday afternoon that he hasn't received any indication that a trade is going to happen. In fact, Redick said Magic general manager Rob Hennigan has told him that the team is "open" to re-signing him when he becomes a free agent this summer.
• Frank Isola, New York Daily News: With the Knicks having lost three of their last four plus [Jason] Kidd and [Iman] Shumpert both struggling, they are in the market for guard help. If the Knicks are to add a player of any significance, Shumpert is the player most likely to be on the move. Forgotten Ronnie Brewer is also available. The Knicks believe that [Rasheed] Wallace will return, which is why they have been patient with the veteran forward. If it looks as if Wallace isn't fit, the Knicks may reach out to free agent Kenyon Martin.
• Alex Kennedy, HOOPSWORLD: The Magic and Knicks have discussed a J.J. Redick for Iman Shumpert trade. Other players (and maybe a third team) would have to be involved.
• John N. Mitchell, Philadelphia Inquirer: The NBA's trade deadline is Thursday at 3 p.m. Don't be surprised if the 76ers stand pat. "I don't see anything for us right now," Sixers coach Doug Collins said Monday. "If something happens for us right now, I think it would be something that would be very small. Tony [DiLeo, the general manager,] is on the phone, but I don't think there is anything major that is going to turn our season around. What would be major for us would be to get our guys healthy."
More Western Conference Buzz
• Jimmy Smith, New Orleans Times-Picayune: New Orleans Hornets guard Eric Gordon said Monday night he understands his name likely will surface in rampant trade scenarios before Thursday afternoon's trading deadline, but concedes it's the nature of the business and he's comfortable in New Orleans. ... After he couldn't agree to a contract extension last year, Gordon became a restricted free agent and agreed to a four-year, $58 million offer sheet with the Phoenix Suns, which the Hornets matched even though Gordon said at the time he hopes New Orleans would not match the offer because his "heart was in Phoenix." Gordon's contract gives him veto power over any trade.
•Chris Broussard, ESPN.com: OKC aggressively shopping PG Eric Maynor. Asking price is high. Phoenix looking to move Sebastian Telfair to clear PT for Kendall Marshall.

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I love art and Caravaggio is one of my favorite artists. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was a famous Baroque Italian artist.
Caravaggio (1572-1610) (Michelangelo Merisi)
Michelangelo Merisi, named Caravaggio, Italian painter, was born in Caravaggio in 1571 and died in Porto Ercole in 1610. Caravaggio trained as a painter in Milan under Simone Peterzano who trained under Titan. He moved to Rome in his early twenties. He died at the age of 38 of a fever in Porto Ercole in Tuscany.
Between 1592, "when Caravaggio arrived in Rome, to the end of Gregory XV Ludovisi's pontificate in 1623 was one of the greatest artistic period's of all time." Many great artists converged on Rome in that period: Caravaggio, Annibale Carracci, Guido Reni and Rubens.
Rome has many of Carravaggio's masterpieces. They are on display in churches, museums, places and former residences of nobility. Travel to Piazza Venezia, Piazza del Popolo, Villa Borghese and the Vatican City to view his work.
Caravaggio depicted his subjects with intense realism. His revolutionary use of light is a technique known as Chiaroscuro that blended shifts of light and dark. This is also called Tenebrism. Tenebrism uses dramatic illumination "where there are violent contrasts of light and dark and darkness becomes a dominating feature of the image."
His first public commissions in Rome were about Saint Matthew the Apostle: the Martyrdom of Saint Matthew and the Calling of Saint Matthew. These were completed between 1599-1600 for the Contarelli Chapel in the church of the French congregation, San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome.
Between these two paintings in the chapel, he also painted The Inspiration of Saint Matthew in the altar in 1602. These three adjacent canvases by Caravaggio in the Contarelli chapel represent the story from the Gospel of Matthew.
One of my favorite Caravaggio paintings is Bacchus (the Roman god of wine). You can find Caravaggio's Bacchus at the Uffizi Museum in Florence, Italy.
If you want to go on a Caravaggio Treasure Hunt in Rome you can also visit the Galleria Doria Pamphili for more paintings.
Just a short walk from Piazza Venezia in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj on Piazza del Collegio. Admire "Riposo dalla fuga in Egitto", "Maddalena" and "San Giovanni Battista".
At Galleria Doria Pamphili on Via del Corso you can admire the "Rest on the Flight from Egypt"
and "Pentilent Mary Magdalene"
2. Then visit the Church of St. Augustine to see the "Madonna of the Pilgrims"
The Borghese gallery (Piazzale Scipione Borghese, www.galleriaborghese.it/ has many pieces; the world's greatest collection including: "Giovane con la canestra di frutta", "Bacchino malato", "San Girolamo", "Madonna dei Palafrenieri", "Davide con la testa di Golia" and finally "San Giovannino".
"San Francesco in meditazione" in the church of the Cappuccini Convento on Via Veneto is also attributed to Caravaggio, while the mythical "Narciso" and the "Decapitazione di Oloferne" are in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica di Palazzo Barberini.
Other masterpieces by the great Lombard artist can be found in the Corsini Galleria on Via della Lungara ("San Giovanni Battista nel Deserto"), in the Vatican Museum ("Deposizione di Cristo"), in the church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Piazza del Popolo ("Converzione di San Paolo" and the "Crocefissione di San Pietro"); in Sant'Agostino on Via della Scrofa ("Madonna dei Pellegrini"). Finally in San Luigi dei Francesi on the piazza of the same name there is a series of paintings which tell the story of Saint Matthew in the Cappella Contarelli of the church, they are: "Vocazione", "Il Martirio", and "San Matteo e l'Angelo". In the Casino Ludovisi, the last remains of the Villa Ludovisi on Via Lombardia, Caravaggio created frescos in oil on the walls of the alchemy laboratory, painting "Giove, Nettuno and Plutone" in triumph around the sun.
2010 marked the 400th anniversary of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's death. He was 39 when he died and had spent half of his life painting professionally. While Caravaggio's passing came as no huge surprise to his contemporaries, the rest of us have been trying to flesh out his chronology ever since. See, when he painted, he painted in bursts and, usually, out of necessity. There seem to have been long intervals in between painting bursts when life, flight and threats of imprisonment and/or execution took over. Given the circumstances and doing the math, quite a few too many Caravaggio canvases have surfaced over the centuries to be credible.
To learn more about Italy read Dr. Lovero's Travel Guides . They are available at www.vino-con-vista.com
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Q: did you see jordan danks?
what were your impressions?
prior to his oblique injury he tore up AA in the summer. not so afterwards
do you think it was more the oblique or a AA flameout?
thanks john
A: danks
I liked his athleticism a lot….fast, looks wiry strong. His swing looked slow and long in the two games I saw him play, and he was having trouble with pitches inside, which may have been an issue in Double-A. Scouts were mixed about him, some like him a lot, others think he'll continue to struggle against better pitching.


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WASHINGTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - Strong support from Hispanics, the fastest-growing demographic in the United States, helped tip President Barack Obama's fortunes as he secured a second term in the White House, according to Election Day polling.
Obama's support among Hispanics was about 66 percent, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling data, roughly in line with the percentage that voted for him four years ago.
It was critical for Obama to retain the coveted voting bloc, especially because he lost support among white men, said Matt Barreto, a political scientist at the University of Washington who has tracked Hispanic sentiment for months.
Obama saw his support among white men decline to 36 percent in this election from 41 percent in 2008.
Obama made a strong effort to court the estimated 24 million eligible Hispanic voters, seeking to overcome some discontent over his immigration policies.
In September, Obama told the Spanish-language Univision TV network that his "biggest failure" was the lack of comprehensive immigration reform, although his administration launched a program in June to allow young undocumented immigrants to apply for temporary work permits.
"We saw Obama's standing among Hispanics and overall voter enthusiasm increase after his announcement this summer," Barreto said.
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Obama's Republican challenger, had taken a hard line, saying illegal immigrants should leave the country, or "self-deport," before making a bid for citizenship.
The Obama campaign sought Hispanics in key swing states, according to poll data, with a quarter of those voters in Florida saying they were contacted by his representatives.
Hispanics account for more than half of U.S. population growth, according to 2010 census data. The Hispanic population in the South, a Republican base, grew by 57 percent between 2000 and 2010 - four times the overall population growth of that region.
In Texas, the Obama ticket only drew 40 percent of all votes but won 57 percent of Hispanics. They also played a major role in other swing states, including Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Virginia, according to exit polls.
"This is a credit to the Obama campaign who recognized many years ago that the Hispanic vote, if cultivated, could become a solid base vote, and it paid off handsomely last night," said Fernand Amandi, with Bendixen & Amandi, research and media consultants for the Obama Hispanic campaign.
Obama won a record 62 percent of Hispanic voters in Florida, up from 57 percent in 2008, Amandi said, citing exit polling data. Hispanics represented a greater percentage of the Florida electorate this year compared to 2008, they went from 14 percent to 17 percent.
That may have been the difference in a close race in Florida where ballots were still being counted on Wednesday with Obama clinging to slender lead of 45,000 votes out of more than 8 million cast.
The Hispanic margin could have been even higher were it not for the large Cuban-American voting block in south Florida which has traditionally leaned heavily Republican. Even so, Democrats made inroads in that community as well, capturing as much as 40 percent of the Cuban-American vote, according to Amandi.
If true that would be a shocker as Democrats have never won more than 35 percent of the Cuban vote, a mark set by Bill Clinton in 1996.
It might also help explain how Obama trounced Romney in Miami-Dade county, which accounts for 10 percent of Florida's 12 million registered voters, capturing 521,000 votes compared to only 317,000 for the Republican candidate.
But the biggest impact appears to have been non-Cuban Hispanic voters in central Florida, home to a growing population of Puerto Ricans, including an estimated 300,000 who moved there in recent years due to economic woes on the Caribbean island.
The large Central Florida turnout for Obama among Hispanics serves as a warning about the Republican's Party's future, said political analyst Luis Martinez-Fernandez at the University of Central Florida in Orlando.
"They have a huge problem on their hands. They're either going to have to continue to alienate blacks and Hispanics, or they're going to have to alienate the Tea Party which doesn't seem to want to change," he said.
In heavily Hispanic Osceola County, John Quinones, a local Republican politician with Puerto Rican roots, said Romney should have focused earlier on the demographic.
"By the time we had seen a strong presence from Mitt Romney and his campaign, we had seen Obama and a lot of the Democratic candidates over and over a lot sooner," Quinones said.
While Obama's campaign was on the ground in central Florida, Romney was locked in the primary battle taking stands on immigration that helped him capture the most conservative wing of his party but which were unpopular with Hispanics.
Quinones said the Republican Party needs to consider how it discusses immigration reform. Puerto Ricans, who hold U.S. passports and are not subject to immigration issues, make up about 70 percent of the Hispanic electorate on the so-called I-4 corridor that spans central Florida.
However, Martinez-Fernandez said Puerto Ricans still take anti-immigration policy personally. "In many cases, we see the attack on Hispanics as an attack on ourselves," Martinez-Fernandez said.
Tuesday's results and demographic trends are one reason that Republican leaders like Florida Senator Marco Rubio and former Governor Jeb Bush have repeatedly urged the party to get behind immigration reform.
In a statement on Wednesday Rubio praised Romney but also stressed the need for the party to take a new direction.
"The conservative movement should have particular appeal to people in minority and immigrant communities who are trying to make it, and Republicans need to work harder than ever to communicate our beliefs to them," he said.
But Obama's victory puts the immigration agenda in his hands. Notably, when Obama ticked off his top bipartisan priorities in his victory speech early Wednesday morning, "fixing our immigration system" was among them.
The words of Rubio and Bush seemed to be gaining ground within the party on Wednesday.
"The Republican Party better pay attention to Latino voting," said conservative strategist Karl Rove, interviewed on the Fox News channel.
"The Republican Party has to understand the fastest growing part of the American population, has to be open to and listening to people who are going to be a major part of our future, and unless we do that, we're going to be a minority party," added former Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, speaking on the CBS "This Morning" show.
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Research and Links
High School Graduation (see data for this topic)
- Websites with Related Information
- Alliance for Excellent Education
- American Youth Policy Forum
- America's Promise Alliance
- California Dropout Research Project, UC Santa Barbara, Gervitz Graduate School of Education
- California Education GPS, Alliance for Continuous Improvement
- EdSource
- Education Commission of the States
- Everyone Graduates Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Education
- Institute of Education Sciences: What Works Clearinghouse
- Jobs for the Future
- National Conference of State Legislatures: Dropout Prevention and Recovery
- National Dropout Prevention Center/Network, Clemson University
- Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis
- Key Reports and Research
- 2020 California Children's Report Card, Children Now
- Barriers to Success: Moving Toward a Deeper Understanding of Adversity's Effects on Adolescents, 2017, America's Promise Alliance, Porche, M. V., et al.
- Beyond the GED: Promising Models for Moving High School Dropouts to College, 2014, MDRC, Zachry Rutschow, E., & Crary-Ross, S.
- Black Lives Matter: The Schott 50 State Report on Public Education and Black Males, 2015, Schott Foundation for Public Education
- Building a Grad Nation: Progress and Challenge in Raising High School Graduation Rates, 2017, Civic Enterprises & the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University, DePaoli, J. L., et al.
- California ESSA Consolidated State Plan, 2019, California Dept. of Education
- California's High School Graduation Requirements, 2017, Public Policy Institute of California, Gao, N., et al.
- California's Future: K-12 Education, 2020, Public Policy Institute of California, Warren, P., et al.
- Dispelling Stereotypes of Young People Who Leave School Before Graduation, 2016, America's Promise Alliance, Center for Promise
- Getting Down to Facts II, Policy Analysis for California Education
- In and Beyond Schools: Putting More Youth on the Path to Success with Integrated Support, 2014, Jobs for the Future & Advancement Project, Bayerl, K., et al.
- K-12 Public Education Brief: The Essentials of California's K-12 System Upgrades, 2018, Alliance for Continuous Improvement & Californians Dedicated to Education Foundation
- The Progress of Education Reform: Health Barriers to Learning and the Education Opportunity Gap, 2015, Education Commission of the States, Basch, C. E., et al.
- The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model, 2015, Journal of School Health, Hunt, H. (Ed.)
- County/Regional Reports
- 2018-19 California County Scorecard of Children's Well-Being, Children Now
- Annual Report on the Conditions of Children in Orange County, Orange County Children's Partnership
- Collaborating for Equity: A Scan of the Los Angeles Educational Ecosystem, 2016, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, Potochnik, T., & Romans, A. N.
- College Prep for All: Will San Diego Students Meet Challenging New Graduation Requirements?, 2016, Public Policy Institute of California, Betts, J. R., et al.
- Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan, Los Angeles County Dept. of Public Health
- Important Facts About Kern's Children, Kern County Network for Children
- New Measures, Similar Results: Oakland Public Schools and the New State Dashboard, 2018, Oakland Achieves Partnership
- Orange County Community Indicators Report, Orange County Community Indicators Project
- San Mateo County All Together Better, San Mateo County Health
- Santa Clara County Children's Data Book, Santa Clara County Office of Education & Kids in Common
- Santa Monica Youth Wellbeing Report Card, Santa Monica Cradle to Career
- More Data Sources For High School Graduation
- 2019 KIDS COUNT Data Book, Annie E. Casey Foundation
- California School Dashboard, California Dept. of Education
- Child Trends Databank: High School Dropout Rates
- DataQuest, California Dept. of Education
- Education Data Partnership (Ed-Data), California Dept. of Education, et al.
- Local Control Funding Formula Reports, California Dept. of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics: Data Tools, U.S. Dept. of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
Learn More About This Topic
- Why This Topic Is Important
Dropping out of high school is associated with a range of adverse life outcomes (1). Young people who do not complete high school are more likely to struggle with employment, live in poverty, be dependent on welfare benefits, have poor physical and mental health, and engage in criminal activity than those with higher education levels (1). Though many individuals who do not receive a high school diploma go on to earn an equivalency degree, such as a GED, this credential also is associated with lower earning potential than a traditional diploma (2). The economic consequences of dropping out of high school do not stop with the individual; society also pays a high price (1). For example, dropouts from the nation's class of 2011 will cost the U.S. economy an estimated $154 billion over the course of their lifetimes (1). Dropout rates also are related to higher rates of imprisonment. A report from the California Attorney General estimates that students who do not complete high school are eight times more likely to be incarcerated than those who graduate (3).For more information on high school dropouts see kidsdata.org's Research & Links section.
Sources for this narrative:
1. Child Trends Databank. (2015). High school dropout rates. Retrieved from: http://www.childtrends.org/?indicators=high-school-dropout-rates
2. Ewert, S. (2012). What it's worth: Field of training and economic status in 2009. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved from: https://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p70-129.pdf
3. California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General. (n.d.). In school and on track 2016: Attorney General's 2016 report on California's elementary school truancy and absenteeism crisis. Retrieved from: http://oag.ca.gov/truancy/2016
- Policy Implications
Students drop out of high school for a variety of reasons. Risk factors associated with dropping out include absenteeism, behavioral problems, suspension, and course failure (1, 2, 3). Underlying causes for these factors may be related to chronic health or mental health conditions, poverty, and other issues (1, 3). Children at risk of poor educational outcomes can be identified early and successfully supported to stay engaged in school (1, 3). In addition to identifying and addressing risk factors for dropping out, policymakers can promote evidence-based strategies to foster student, family, school, and community strengths associated with higher graduation rates (1, 2).
Although the gap in dropout rates among racial/ethnic groups has been closing in recent years, California dropout rates still are highest for African American/black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students (1, 4). Other populations at higher risk of dropping out include English Learners, youth in foster care, and special education students (1, 5).
Policies that could promote high school graduation include:
For more policy ideas and research on this topic, see kidsdata.org's Research & Links section, or visit GradNation, the Institute of Education Sciences What Works Clearinghouse, or the California Dropout Research Project. Also see Policy Implications under the following topics on kidsdata.org: Disconnected Youth, College Eligibility, and Truancy, Suspensions & Expulsions.
- Continuing to encourage K-12 schools to engage students, families, and community partners in developing comprehensive, coordinated, evidence-based systems to support student needs and promote a positive school climate; such systems should involve school-based health services to identify and address student physical and mental health issues, strategies to address behavior problems (e.g., bullying), and efforts to promote social and emotional skills (1, 2, 6, 7)
- Ensuring effective implementation of California's Local Control Funding Formula and a continued focus on providing adequate resources to support low-income students, students of color, youth in foster care, students with disabilities, and English Learners to achieve graduation rates equal to other students (1, 5)
- Improving policies and programs focused on early identification of students who are struggling, including young students in feeder schools, and providing tailored support for those students, especially at critical periods such as in middle school and the transition to 9th grade; examples of targeted support include improving parent-school communication and engagement, and connecting students to mentoring, tutoring, or other community-based programs (1, 3, 7)
- Continuing to support and improve comprehensive data systems that accurately document dropout risk factors and inform strategies for student success, including early warning indicators, data sharing, and longitudinal tracking (1, 3)
- Setting ambitious, annual measurable objectives for increasing the number of students who graduate (1)
- Avoiding "zero tolerance" school discipline approaches, and promoting discipline policies that are non-punitive, transparent, fair, consistent, and aim to keep students in school when possible (1, 8)
Sources for this narrative:
1. DePaoli, J. L., et al. (2015). Building a grad nation: Progress and challenge in ending the high school dropout epidemic. Civic Enterprises & Everyone Graduates Center at the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved from: http://gradnation.org/report/2015-building-grad-nation-report
2. Center for Promise. (2015). The building blocks of a GradNation: Assets for keeping young people in school. America's Promise Alliance. Retrieved from: http://live.americaspromise.org/resource/building-blocks-gradnation
3. United Way Worldwide. (2013). Solving the high school graduation crisis: Identifying and using school feeder patterns in your community. Retrieved from: http://gradnation.org/resource/solving-high-school-graduation-crisis
4. As cited on kidsdata.org, Students not completing high school, by race/ethnicity. (2016). California Department of Education, California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS).
5. Barrat, V., & Berliner, B. (2013). The invisible achievement gap: Education outcomes of students in foster care in California's public schools. WestEd. Retrieved from: http://www.wested.org/resources/the-invisible-achievement-gap-education-outcomes-of-students-in-foster-care-in-californias-public-schools-part-1
6. Basch, C. E., et al. (2015). Health barriers to learning and the education opportunity gap. Education Commission of the States. Retrieved from: http://www.ecs.org/the-progress-of-education-reform-health-barriers-to-learning-and-the-education-opportunity-gap
7. Bayerl, K., et al. (2014). In and beyond schools: Putting more youth on the path to success with integrated support. Jobs for the Future & Advancement Project California. Retrieved from: http://www.jff.org/publications/and-beyond-schools-putting-more-youth-path-success-integrated-support
8. Morgan, E., et al. (2014). The school discipline consensus report: Strategies from the field to keep students engaged in school and out of the juvenile justice system. Council of State Governments Justice Center. Retrieved from: http://csgjusticecenter.org/youth/school-discipline-consensus-report
- How Children Are Faring
In California, 82% of students who started high school in 2011 graduated with their class in 2015, up from 75% of the 2006-2010 cohort. Among counties with data in 2015, seven had graduation rates of at least 90%. Across counties and years, female students have higher graduation rates than their male counterparts.
According to 2015 data, more than 52,000 California students who started high school in 2011 exited before graduating—about 1 in every 9 students. Dropout rates vary at the county and school district levels, as well as by racial/ethnic group. Generally, African American/black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Hispanic/Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students have higher dropout rates than Asian American, white, and Filipino students.
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|System: X360, PS3, Wii, PC, PSP, DS
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: Traveller's Tales
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: LucasArts
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: Nov. 17, 2009
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|Players: 1-2
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|ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
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Also noticeably improved are the graphics. The slapstick comedy of the cutscenes has never looked more lifelike, and the in-game contrast between the realistic backgrounds and the LEGO constructions on them has never been more stark. One hopes the LEGO series will take on more special-effects masterpieces in the future.
Despite all these changes, the basic soul of the LEGO series is there. The cutscenes are amusing, with LEGO figures acting out not-particularly-faithful recreations of well-known movie scenes. They still talk in that cute LEGO language of grunts and murmurs, and as soon as the cutscenes end, you still proceed to smash everything you see in search of those tiny LEGO studs. There's still the occasional offbeat touch; for example, Indy's fear of snakes from the movie makes it into the game and plays a role in some puzzles. When you die, you're still slapped on the wrist with a fine (paid in studs) and placed right back where you were with full health. The soundtrack still features the well-known music from the films in question, not to mention that indescribably heartwarming sound of LEGO blocks clinking off each other.
A few old annoyances stick around as well. The screen still tears now and again, though if you're willing to sacrifice some framerate, there's an option to fix this. In single-player mode, your A.I. partner still can't seem to handle the simple task of following you very well. He's always getting stuck somewhere, and if you switch characters to help him out, sometimes your own character will get hung up in the same place. Most of the puzzles are still painfully easy, also, which is probably less of a problem for the game's target audience than it is for us.
Whatever its flaws, this game does a decent enough job of walking the line between sticking to the formula and mixing things up. The developers will need to refine some of the changes in future installments; in particular, the "where do I go now?" problem is serious, especially for very young children with short attention spans. Regardless, it's refreshing to see them try something new for a change, and given the constant stream of LEGO-themed games, the franchise has aged surprisingly well.
Robert VerBruggen
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text: Global Scan New clashes in Kiev, reviewing the guest list for Syria's peace talks, and Russian fears of 'black widows' January 20, 2014 The situation in Kiev remains volatile, with protesters in favor of closer ties with the European Union burning buses and hurling projectiles at police. And planned Syria peace talks in Geneva this week were nearly derailed by a UN invitation to include Iran. And Russia is looking for four women it is worried may be planning suicide attacks at the Sochi Olympics. That and more, in today's Global Scan.


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Family of five learns to manage and thrive with ADHD | News
(WXIA) -- The Taylor-Klaus household is passionate.
"I really like going from soccer to softball and softball to ultimate," teenager Sydney Taylor-Klaus said bursting with enthusiasm.
They're also high-energy and extremely focused and organized.
Elaine Taylor-Klaus, a mother of three, makes sure her children outline their homework, nightly. But it wasn't always this way.
"Our life before we really understood all of this was pretty crazy," Elaine explained.
In their Buckhead home, 11-year-old Josh, 15-year-old Sydney, who prefers to be called 'Syd', and their oldest sister, Bex, who has moved away from home, all have ADHD.
"We're learned to manage our lives and understand the way we work and think," Elaine said.
This mother of three says 'we' because she and her husband have also been diagnosed with the common neurobehavioral disorder, which many believe is inherited.
"When my third child was not yet diagnosed, but showing signs of the same behaviors as his siblings, I realized there had to be something else going on; something that would explain why I was constantly feeling overwhelmed, and sort of, in over my head," Elaine said. She was finally diagnosed in her early 40s.
"At first I got really sad, missed opportunities, and then my whole life made sense," she explained.
Elaine has turned the diagnosis into a business she co-founded with another Atlanta mother, Diane Dempster, who also juggles a child with ADHD. Impact ADHD provides support and coaching for parents with ADHD kids.
Elaine's husband, David, is also a coach, but on the evening of our interview, he was on dad duty getting their eldest daughter settled in a new home, so we connected through Skype.
"With an ADD family of 5 everything is in motion all of the time," David said.
He also explained what many consider positive traits of the disorder, such as hyper-focus.
"When it's something of interest, it's an incredible asset," the father of three explained.
Many believe that hyper-focus has been an asset successful business people, entertainers and athletes such as billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, singer Adam Levine and Olympic swimming phenom Michael Phelps, who have all spoken publicly about it. But undiagnosed, untreated, it can derail you.
"It can be dire and it can ruin people's lives," Elaine said. "It can destroy marriages, it destroys careers."
Common symptoms, for kids and adults: trouble getting things done, a tendency to lose things, impulsive behavior, a struggle being on time, intense frustration or guilt and hyperactivity. Although research shows hyperactivity can diminish with age.
"In order to make a diagnosis of ADHD in a kid or adult, you have to demonstrate that it's causing impairment, in two settings or more, not just at home, but at home and work for an adult or for a kid, at home and at school," explained Ann Abramowitz, a clinical psychologist at Emory University.
With adults, Professor Abramowitz also takes a careful look at history. And that means going back to early school records, and if possible, corroborating with the adult's parents, since the onset of ADHD must be in childhood.
Armed with all of the knowledge, Elaine embraces the diagnosis for her family of five.
"There tends to be a lot of creativity involved and a lot of excitement, exhilaration in the world, a fullness of life. And with that come some complications and challenges."
To cope with those challenges, you may be curious about medication for ADHD. In addition to counseling or coaching, stimulants, such as Adderall or Ritalin, can be prescribed for adults just like for kids. While research shows medication can be effective, experts stress it doesn't mean it's right for everyone.
If you would like to learn more about ADHD, and being diagnosed as an adult, the non-profit Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or CHADD, has a comprehensive list of helpful documents. CHADD also has detailed information about medication for ADHD.


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Why Bridget is Bitter and Bitchy
They were dating, they broke up, supposedly had not-very-careful goodbye sex, then he moves on not to a mousy looking football groupie but to Gisele Bundchen – easily one of the most amazing looking women on the planet.
Can you blame Bridget Moynahan for burning the way she is? I'd be bitter and bitchy too.
Look at him. Tom Brady in V Man Magazine.
Sure they tried to gay him up a little with some super cheese results – especially the shot of him with his eyes closed in the shower – but feast your eyes on the image of Tom in that black sweater with his hair tousled just so and his pants hanging deliciously off his narrow hips and don't tell me your loins are tingly no matter what your persuasion.
He's so hot it hurts.
Having said that, the true test for Gisele is going to be the season. Tom went to and won at the Superbowl during the Bridget era. And even though the Pats are an impressive and imposing 3-0 to kick the year off, even though Brady's completion percentage has everyone gaping, sixteen weeks is a long time. Time enough for injuries. Time enough for distractions. Like coming home to Gisele in a bikini.
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A new study released Thursday morning finds charging just a one-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary sodas and other sweetened drinks would bring in billions for California schools.
The study was conducted by the California Center for Public Heath Advocacy and is based on AB 669, a bill working its way through Sacramento.
The bill suggests charging a penny per ounce tax on sweetened drinks would raise $1.7 billion a year statewide. Eighty-five percent of the revenue generated would go to state schools and local agencies. Fiften percent would go to state-run anti-obesity programs.
It is estimated the average American drinks 50 gallons a year of sugary beverages. That's adds up to about 39 pounds of sugar. Taxing that would bring in about $233 per student to California classrooms. When you break it down to counties in the Bay Area, it means millions.
Here's the county breakdown according to the CCPHA:
- Alameda: $51.6 million
- Contra Costa: $39.4 million
- Marin: $7.6 million
- Napa: $4.8 million
- San Francisco: $16.8 million
- Santa Clara: $63.4 million
- San Mateo: $22.6 million
- Solano: $15.4 million
- Sonoma: $17 million
Many community leaders are pushing for the tax.
"Soda has become the new tobacco," Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia told the Contra Costa Times. "It took us a while to get to the point where we linked the negative health implications of tobacco on public health, and we know that the taxes on cigarettes are working to reduce smoking."
In order for AB 669 it needs four GOP votes in Sacramento. If that does not happen, proponents could put it on a state ballot.
A state legislative committee will look at AB 669 on Monday.


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Asthma is among the most common adult diseases in the world. Despite the fact that the risks of chemical exposure have long been known and that there are well-established recommendations for handling chemicals and protective equipment, many cases of asthma are still caused by exposure to harmful substances at work.
New-onset asthma
A study at Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, has analyzed asthma cases among 13,000 randomly selected adults in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Estonia from 1980 to 2000. According to the study, 429 people had new-onset asthma during this period. Seven percent of the cases among women were linked to workplace exposure—and among men, the number was as high as 14 percent.
The study found that total incidence of new-onset asthma was 24 cases per 1,000 men and 44 cases per 1,000 women.
"To be able to work with primary prevention, it is essential to know which agents at work increase the risk of asthma and which occupations are at high-risk," says Linnea Lillienberg, researcher at Sahlgrenska Academy.
High-risk substances
According to the study, high-risk occupations include:
• spray painters, who are exposed to diisocyanates in paint
• plumbers, who handle adhesives and foam insulation
• cleaners, who handle detergents
• health care and social services personnel, who are exposed to detergents and latex in latex gloves, especially if the gloves contain powder
• food and tobacco industry workers, who are exposed to proteins from plants
• hairdressers, who handle chemicals in bleach and nail beauticians, who use fast-acting glues
Nonatopics seem to be at greater risk than atopics
"Some people are more susceptible than others. For example, people with hay fever (atopic) are at higher risk of occupational asthma if they're exposed to proteins from plants and animals. But if we look at individuals with no increased susceptibility (nonatopic), the risk was higher among those compared to atopics if exposed to epoxy and diisocyanates, which are found in glues, varnishes and insulation foams. Among nonatopic women , the risk was particularly elevated among those who handled detergents," says Linnea Lillienberg.
The study Occupational Exposure and New-onset Asthma in a Population-based Study in Northern Europe (RHINE) was published in The Annals of Occupational Hygiene.
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Professional conferences are valuable opportunities for professional development and networking, especially when the conference is focused on issues that are vital to the profession. In healthcare, the use of data analytics to improve outcomes for all stakeholders is a top concern, and it will be discussed this year at the Healthcare Analytics Summit (HAS 18). The following are some of the benefits of attending this and other healthcare-related conferences.
Learn From Leading Experts
High-profile conferences attract top speakers who can share their expertise and insights. Getting to listen to and even ask questions of some of the most respected and influential leaders in the industry is a rare and valuable opportunity. Keynote speakers at HAS 18, for example, will include CEOs of major healthcare organizations, researchers and authors, and even a co-founder of Netflix. See more information at https://hasummit.com/why-attend/.
Get A Hands-On Look At The Latest Products And Tools
Visiting the vendor area is always an interesting and entertaining part of a conference. Vendors set up their wares and attendees get the opportunity to see some of the latest tools and equipment in action. At HAS 18, visitors will get to explore a variety of analytics tools and learn how they serve different purposes in the healthcare industry.
Get Practical Advice
Many professional conference sessions are led by peers who are offering their own experience and insights about methods, approaches, and tools that work. Many people find that they gain information and inspiration to transform their own workplace in positive ways. At HAS 18, for instance, attendees will learn very specific ways that data analytics can lead to concrete improvements in patient care and organizational efficiency.
Network With Peers
Professional conferences provide a great opportunity for people to meet colleagues and get to know each other informally during session breaks or scheduled social activities. Typically, conferences schedule social events in the evenings, including dinner and excursions into the city. The connections people forge during the days of a conference often lead to long-term professional relationships that are mutually beneficial.
Professional Education Credits
Finally, the learning opportunities offered at professional healthcare conferences can translate into professional education credits. For example, MDs who attend HAS 18 are eligible for up to 25 AMA medical education credits.


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One in 20 people may have Gilbert's Syndrome (or possibly more), but only one in three of those will be aware of it, and less than one in three will have any symptoms at all. Most people who have it are men. Sometimes called Gilbert's Disease, it is not in fact a disease.
Most Doctors use standard reference information that tells them to tell you that Gilbert's Syndrome is harmless. However, information from scientific studies illustrates that you may experience a number of symptoms, including the most common one of jaundice, and that you need to be aware of certain chemicals, including prescription medication, that you are less able to cope with.
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The spring break soccer coaching staff of former players and nationally licensed coaches, led by Jim Hogan, ASA Director of Recreation and Programs, will provide all players with a chance to learn new skills in a fun "camp" style environment. Each day will be filled with engaging activities for players, ranging from dribbling, passing, and small-sided games; to soccer tennis, soccer golf, world cup championships, and even a "show me your best goal celebration" contest.
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