Did taxpayers lose on deal for oil field?

By Josey Ballenger, Nathaniel Heller and Knut Royce

WASHINGTON, October 27, 2000 — "For the last eight years, I have had the challenge of running the streamlining program called 'Reinventing

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kern County":

"… The oil company is currently in dispute with its property tax assessors in Kern County, Calif., where the fields are located.The administrative cost of the sale, …"

Cautious about hard money

By Neil Gordon

County party organizations shying away from federal activities

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kern County":

"… lt. "We have money, and I'm afraid to spend it," said Conni Brunni, of the Kern County, California, Republican Party. "The rules don't always reconcile with our …"

An epidemic of expulsions

By Susan Ferriss

Kern County, California at ground zero in debate over school discipline

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kern County":

"… of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang.For the boy’s local school board in Kern County, the punishment fits the crime. It upheld a panel’s initial approval of …"

"… sagreements are hardly unusual. In California’s southern Central Valley, Kern County is at the leading edge of a contentious debate over where to draw the line …"

"… adly in deciding how tough to be in their interpretation of behavior codes.Kern County schools exemplify this trend, with expulsions doubling in a decade.A focus …"

"… lify this trend, with expulsions doubling in a decade.A focus on disciplineKern County has a rugged but colorful history. The 2007 movie There Will Be Blood was …"

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California school discipline numbers need scrutiny

By Susan Ferriss

California discipline data a great resource, but a detailed look finds errors

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kern County":

"… an investigation into extraordinarily high rates of student expulsions in Kern County in the Golden State’s Central Valley. We wanted to compare which of 34 s …"

Kern County's student smoking problem

By Susan Ferriss

Kern tied for state lead in expelling student smokers

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kern County":

"… xpulsions, suspensions and other juvenile-justice related info. …"

Struggles over responses to student "sexting"

By Susan Ferriss

Reports suggest student "sexting" not big practice; best response to it is debated

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kern County":

"… ity recently investigated extremely high expulsion rates in California’s Kern County.     …"

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Wildly different directions on when to eject kids from school

By Susan Ferriss

Md. considers dramatic reduction of suspensions; Mich. school suspends boy for long hair

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kern County":

"… here the Center for Public Integrity reported that the Golden State's Kern County goes far behind national and state averages for expelling students fo …"

L.A. kids' daytime curfew story on NPR's 'Morning Edition'

By Susan Ferriss

Truancy is a problem among some students, and cities grapple over sending police out, issuing fines and prosecuting parents

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kern County":

"… the country, television news outlets have examined how police officers in Kern County, Calif., make rounds to catch truant students.In one KGET report, officers …"

"… enter for Public Integrity took an in-depth look into school expulsions in Kern County because state data shows that schools there expel more kids than anywhere …"

New federal statistics reveal harsh discipline for minority students

By Susan Ferriss

New federal statistics reveal blacks, Latinos students face harsher punishments than whites

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kern County":

"… ornia school data for the 2010-11 year recently, and found that schools in Kern County — a majority Latino student region — reported an extraordinarily high …"

New federal discipline data has more bad news for Kern County schools

By Susan Ferriss

New federal stats show harsh punishment for African-American students

Excerpts from this story referencing "Kern County":

"… €™s education committee. …"

"… findings of the Center’s investigation last December, which showed that Kern County, an oil and farm region in the Central Valley, is California’s expulsion …"

"… nic breakdowns, and confirm some parents’ concerns.They show that in the Kern County city of Bakersfield, black students at Bakersfield High School were 15 per …"

"… ents each annually.High-level concern The state and federal statistics for Kern County mirror discipline patterns nationwide that worry a growing number of educa …"

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