There is some good news in that the financial impacts on the district won't be as severe as if the protest would have taken place earlier in the year.

Isn't she always in the news for being in fights with some other chick?

There's relief (in the market), coupled with some good corporate news from GM. Certainly the U.S. durable goods data today is very important. Oil prices are steady and that helps too.

The governor bases his decisions on what is best for California. The question of fund-raising is immaterial.

We would argue that it's more unfair to hand them a diploma that doesn't mean anything and doesn't arm them with the skills and knowledge they'll need.

The superintendent believes strongly that those students need to continue with their education because those are baseline skills that they need once they enter the workforce.