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  2. California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress

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    The STAR Program was the cornerstone of the California Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 (PSAA). The primary objective of the PSAA is to help schools improve the academic achievement of all students. From the 1970s, California students took the same statewide test, called the California Assessment Program (CAP).

  3. Academic grading in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Below is the grading system found to be most commonly used in United States public high schools, according to the 2009 High School Transcript Study. [2] This is the most used grading system; however, there are some schools that use an edited version of the college system, which means 89.5 or above becomes an A average, 79.5 becomes a B, and so on.

  4. Academic Performance Index (California public schools)

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    The API was one of the main components of the Public Schools Accountability Act passed by the California State Legislature in 1999. It was last updated for the 2012–2013 school year, and on March 15, 2017, the California State Board of Education and the California Department of Education launched a new accountability system to replace the ...

  5. Set To Stun - The Huffington Post

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    The number of police officers in schools has ballooned amid high-profile incidents of school violence — like the Columbine High School shooting in 1999 — and new tough-on-crime, zero-tolerance policies. In 1997 only 10 percent of public schools had police officers; in 2014, 30 percent did. It’s a natural instinct to want to protect children.

  6. Citizen's arrest - Wikipedia

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    A citizen's arrest is an arrest made by a private citizen – a person who is not acting as a sworn law-enforcement official. [1] In common law jurisdictions, the practice dates back to medieval England and the English common law, in which sheriffs encouraged ordinary citizens to help apprehend law breakers.

  7. Power of arrest - Wikipedia

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    The following individuals all have various powers of arrest or detention within England & Wales in various capacities using the following legislation/law: Members of public ("Other persons" i.e. anyone who is not a constable): Common law - to prevent a Breach of the Peace; s24A Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

  8. California man detained in connection with Wisconsin school ...

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    MILWAUKEE — A 20-year-old California man has been detained on suspicion of "plotting" to coordinate a mass shooting at a government building in conjunction with the Madison school shooter ...

  9. Are citizens’ arrests legal in Texas? State law is blurry and ...

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    A citizen’s arrest is the temporary detainment of a person who has committed a crime in their presence, per Delta Bail Bonds. The citizen temporarily detains the suspect until police arrive.