April 2, 2009 RSS feed / Letters

Acorn editorial praised for telling it like it is

I want to congratulate the Acorn on its March 26 editorial ("People who can, should buy things"). More...

Don't blame Prop. 13 for failures in public education

Superintendent Mario Contini's March 19 column infers the state's school funding crisis is exacerbated by Proposition 13. If not for Prop. More...

The teachers union is disserving the state's taxpayers

I enjoyed the letters about teachers, especially how the newer teachers are getting pink slips. I agree, pink slips should go to low-performing or complacent teachers. More...

Westlake Village is a city in Los Angeles County

It would be great to clear up the apparent confusion regarding the boundaries between the cities of Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village. Many people who may believe they live in Westlake Village (pop. More...

Drug users cause murders they don't know about

Who killed that 5-year-old Mexican child recently kidnapped by drug dealers and murdered by injecting acid into him because his poor parents couldn't come up with a $500 ransom? More...

Dollars and sense don't always 'add up' in education

The column from Conejo Valley Unified School Superintendent Mario Contini in your March 19 issue blames the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978 for the funding problems we now face in our school system. More...

We're not getting the most for our money in education

Memo to Superintendent Mario Contini: It's not all about money. Because while California's teachers enjoy the highest average salaries in the nation, they produce a dropout rate that approaches 50 percent in L.A. County alone! More...

Education has changed radically in 75 years

Welcome to first grade in the 1930s in Massachusetts: We walked to school by 9 a.m. through sometimes horrible weather. We walked back home for lunch and returned by 1 p.m. and were released at 3:30. More...

The city and park district can both save tax dollars

The Thousand Oaks City Council is prepared to grant $5 million to Conejo Recreation and Park District (CRPD) toward the development of a community park, which may be better described as a grandiose regional sports complex, featuring More...