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Verna Dauterive Pledges $25M to USC By Annette Moore Verna B. Dauterive M.Ed., Ed.D. has pledged $25 million to USC. Her gift, whose specific designation has yet to be determined, is made in memory of her late husband, Peter W. Dauterive, a 1949 graduate of the USC Marshall School of Business. “This is a history-making gift,” said USC President Steven B. Sample. “It is the largest ever made by an African American to ...More

Official apologizes for black student meeting on test scores The Associated Press RIO LINDA, Calif.—A Sacramento area school official has issued an apology after an elementary school principal summoned black students to a meeting to urge them to improve their test scores. Gloria Hernandez, educational services director for the Rio Linda School District, said Friday that the district offered "sincere apologies to all students and families who were offended" by principal Jana Fields' ...More

California public schools seek private money just to cover the basics By Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer [excerpted] "Parents in well-to-do communities can raise significant sums of money to augment their local schools' budgets, while schools in low-income neighborhoods fall further behind," said state Supt. of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell. "This is part of the reason that we have an achievement gap in California. We have an economic and moral imperative ...More