Expanded Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Receives $3 Million Grant

» ethnic group on 10.20.08 @ 07:49 PM

We have the gender breakdown, what is the ethnic breakdown?

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» it does matter on 10.22.08 @ 07:08 AM

It does matter.  This Academy is a fantastic learning experience for all kids, but which kids are being catered to?  Is it going to be another academy that the lower social-economic classes can’t afford to be in, like the MAD Academy were families are expected to “raise” something like $1500 a year to be in the program.

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» MAD Parent on 10.23.08 @ 03:32 PM

There are no fees now.  As a parent of a MAD Academy student I am expected to raise $1500 a year for the program.  There a couple of kids who receive scholarships, but those are paid for by other parents of MAD students.
Just becareful DP, you might not have to raise funds now, but in the future you will.  You are already being asked to help raise money to expand facilities. What monies does the District have to upkeep the facilities? What monies do they have to run the program?

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» education first on 10.27.08 @ 05:03 AM

At the Oct 28th school board meeting, the board is expected to give the okay to a fundraising campaign for $1.2 million dollars for astro turf at Dos Pueblos.  How brillant to pit educational facilities against sport facilitiesas they both work to squeeze dollars from the public!  One has to wonder where the school board’s priorities lie.  They seem to put education last.  No wonder the achievment gap is really a chasm!

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