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	New S.F. School Plan to Level the Field School district drafts “Excellence for All” By Ji Hyun Lim Members of the school board have been holding community meetings for the past week to introduce the new “Excellence for All” plan that hopes to boost academic performance for all students and keep San Francisco schools truly diverse. In school auditoriums across the city, concerned parents gathered to hear about the new proposal. Dr. Tony Anderson, director of the San Francisco Department of Education, gave a thumbnail sketch of current academic performance based on race and ethnicity, and then described how the plan would improve scores across the board. COMPLETE STORY...		B-Ball Blunder: Racist NBA player yet to apologize (in National News) Business in the Aftermath of Census 2000 (in Business) Asian American Oscar predictions (in A&E) Emil Amok: Roundball Asian Gals and the Census (in Opinion)

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Rally to Kick Off Skyline High School Youth Center By Ji Hyun Lim Dozens of students, community agencies and sponsors gathered in Oakland’s Skyline High School library, chanting, clapping in unison, and speaking on behalf of a proposed Youth Center. Students and community allies spoke passionately about the need to integrate an advanced placement curriculum for all, provide for students’ health needs and promote cross-cultural understanding among the African American, Asian American and Hispanic students. COMPLETE STORY...

Oakland Homebuyer Fair Draws Hundreds: Low-income immigrants learn what it takes to own their first homes. Blast from the Past: Master historian Bill Ong Hing recalls the fight to get into S.F.’s public schools. The API Insurance Gap: Study shows Asian Americans lack health insurance coverage. Forgotten Healers: Two S.F. schools get $2 million grant to revive the careers of foreign-trained health professionals living in the U.S. The Glam-Cam: Photos of the opening and closing night galas at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival.

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