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May 14, 2007
Gov. Schwarzenegger Backs ACLU/SC Call for College and Career Opportunity With $100 Million Plan
In 2004, California sent a smaller percentage of its high-school students to four-year colleges than any state other than Mississippi. At the ACLU/SC's urging, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced a $100-million plan to expand college-prep classes and toughen career-technical education for the state's students.
By ACLU of Southern California
May 14, 2007
Gov. Schwarzenegger's $100-Million Plan Adopts ACLU/SC Initiative to Increase College and Career Opportunities for California Students
LOS ANGELES - Responding to the ACLU of Southern California's call to improve college and career opportunities for the state's high-school students, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today requested $100 million to strengthen college-prep and career-technical classes. The request came in the May budget revision and follows months of discussions among the governor's staff, legislators and ACLU representatives that led to the announced proposals.
By ACLU of Southern California
May 14, 2007
Gov. Schwarzenegger Backs ACLU/SC Call for College and Career Opportunity With $100 Million Plan
In 2004, California sent a smaller percentage of its high-school students to four-year colleges than any state other than Mississippi. At the ACLU/SC's urging, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced a $100-million plan to expand college-prep classes and toughen career-technical education for the state's students.
By ACLU of Southern California
May 09, 2007
U.S. Drugs Immigrants for Deportation, ACLU/SC Learns
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By ACLU of Southern California
May 09, 2007
ACLU/SC Learns Immigrants Are Forcibly Drugged for Deportation
LOS ANGELES - The ACLU of Southern California has learned that two immigrants were forcibly sedated by the U.S. government. Raymond Soeoth and Amadou Diouf, clients in an earlier ACLU/SC lawsuit, revealed that they had each been drugged involuntarily during attempts to deport them. The ACLU/SC is aggressively investigating the practice with the pro-bono assistance of the law firm Munger, Tolles, and Olson LLP.
By ACLU of Southern California
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