Privacy policy restricts online flexibility


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Recently, the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District (PVPUSD) hired a local law firm to improve the student data privacy policy. This new policy addresses the communication between teachers and …

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Test prep agencies charge biased rates


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During a time when acceptance rates for prestigious colleges such as Stanford have fallen to as low as five percent, students across the nation are looking for ways to boost …

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award prompts leaders to chime in


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Peninsula was recently awarded the Golden Bell, an honor given to fewer than 50 high schools and districts across California that demonstrate an outstanding capability for school leadership. Peninsula’s leadership …

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New policy acknowledges degrees of cheating


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The school’s new cheating policy finally draws a distinction between the extremities of copying a friend’s homework and copying off of a test. In previous school years, there was a …

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Peninsula not affected by APUSH controversy


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United States History Advanced Placement (APUSH) is a rigorous course that goes in depth in the understanding of U.S. history.
On July 30, 2015, the College Board released a new edition …

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Net Neutrality: preserving the Internet as we know it


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Over the past 20 years, the Internet remained open, free, and fair, allowing ideas to flourish whether or not these ideas originated from an administration office or …

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Activism: where ignorance is not bliss


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Trends in the media are a quick way to gain insight on current events. However, coverage on a topic can be minimal, and opinions are created with a weak base …

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Colleges ask applicants about sexual orientation and history


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Among commonly asked college application questions such as “What activities were you involved with in high school?” and “Why would you like to attend this college?”, several universities including …

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Affirmative action has backfired


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The acceptance of students by college administrators should be completely fair and unbiased for this decision can greatly impact a student’s life. However, affirmative action policies favor other races …

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The donation of used textbooks to third world countries


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Many do not care about what happens to old textbooks once they have become outdated. However, what can seem like an old textbook to one person can be an opening …

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