In a state as progressive as California, it is surprising to find the homeschooling movement facing powerful opposition. But the California Education Department issued a memo this summer claiming “Parents who homeschool their children are operating outside the law.” There are an estimated 700,000 to 1.2 million homeschoolers in America, and most studies show homeschoolers score higher than their public school peers in academic tests. Read more...

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The memory of 3,000 victims killed in last year’s terrorist attacks was further trivialized Monday when Gov. Gray Davis used their death as an excuse to not pass a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. Read more...

Students at UCLA are allowed to hold rallies, advocate causes and practice their right to free speech ““ as long as they do so between 11:50 a.m. Read more...

The Bruin Republicans: it conjures up images of right-wing white males meeting secretly to discuss their latest plan for oppressing single mothers and the poor. Not surprisingly, it’s an image Democratic groups, on campus and off, seek to encourage. Read more...

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would it have a substantial impact on students’ experience if ucla were to do away with its free speech zone, Avneet Kaur Fourth-year, Political science “It is definitely a value to have this free speech zone on campus because as such a diverse campus, there are many different views to be expressed, and it is easy to do so at such a central location to campus.” Adam Sheppard Second-year, Mechanical engineering “I think everyone should have the chance to hear other views because college is a time when you decide exactly what you believe. Read more...