American Pride #1

On July Fourth, of course, like all good Americans, I was reflecting on all the things there are to be proud of about America. I thought I'd list a few here as they occur to me.

Here is a headline and subhead from the front page of the LA Times, 17 July 08. I didn't feel the need to read the article--the headline says enough.

1 in 4 California high school students drop out, state says

Using a new system for tracking dropouts, California discloses a rate considerably higher than previously reported. About 1 in 3 students in Los Angeles Unified left school.