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It ceases to amaze me that here in the heart of Silicon Valley that we find such discrepancies in education! In our school district where we live (Santa Clara) we have one of the best elementary schools in the US. Milliken on Kiely. Wow you say! but wait a minute it’s a charter school so you have to apply – it’s not guaranteed you will get into this school but it’s API score is amazing. At the same time in the same direct area the local elementary school Pomeroy has a sad API – so sad I won’t even publish it.
What also amazes me that here in the heart of the valley there are many schools that don’t have computer access or up to date on this technology at all. Too weird.
What’s weirder is that children with special needs like dyslexia or learning delays are all pushed towards being sent to a public school so that the private schools don’t have to deal with issues. There are of course a few private bay area schools that support these children.
