State Regulation of Private Schools - California (2434 words) |
 | Whenever a pupil transfers from a public school district to private school, or transfers from a private school to a school district, the pupil's permanent record or a copy thereof must be transferred by the former district or private school upon request. |
 | California requires new noncertified employees at private elementary and high schools having contact with minor pupils to obtain criminal record summaries from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
 | Private schools have a duty to equip schools with eye protective devices for students, teachers and visitors and to require eye protective devices to be worn when observing or participating in an activity where the use of hazardous substances are likely to cause injury to the eyes. |
High Schools in the United States: How does your local high school measure up? | Alliance for Excellent Education (394 words) |
 | High schools with promoting power over 100% are schools in which transfers into the school exceed transfers out and nearly all freshmen are being promoted to 12th grade in the standard number of years. |
 | High schools with promoting power of 20% or below are schools in which transfers out of the school exceed transfers in and very few freshmen are being promoted to 12th grade in the standard number of years. |
 | It is very likely that high schools which have 60% or fewer seniors than freshmen three years earlier will have unacceptably low graduation rates by state and national standards. |