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Area school districts did better than average on the 2004 California English Language Development Test of English learning students. Sixty-six percent of students tested in Arcadia Unified School District scored in the advanced categories.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29398
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
English language tests
Arcadia Unified School District
Proficiency, skills and fluency
San Gabriel Valley schools
California English Language Development Test
Item ID
29582AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A study released today by the Public Policy Institute of California found students' progress toward English proficiency is linked to their native language and socioeconomic status more than the length of time they've been in the country. A comparison chart of San Gabriel Valley schools is included.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29463
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
English proficiency and fluency
Public Policy Institute of California
California English Language Development Test
Item ID
29648AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A school by school list of APi and AYP test scores is printed, including Arcadia Unified School District schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29062
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2004
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2004
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API)
Adequate Yearly Performance (AYP)
Test Scores
Accountability progress report.
Item ID
29248AN
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Newspaper Index
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The California State Department of Education has released test scores and rankings. Every spring the state gives each public school two rankings from 1 to 10. A "statewide" rank compares each school in the state and the "similar schools" rank compares schools with similar demographics and populations. Oak Avenue Intermediate in Temple City Unified School District and Huntington Middle School and San Marino High School in San Marino Unified all got 10s in both categories. All schools in the Arcadia Unified School District earned a rank of 10 in the "statewide" category, but ranks varied in the "similar schools" category.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31482
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A16
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 22, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A16
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API)
Arcadia Schools
Test Scores
Item ID
31676AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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A chart shows the API scores for West San Gabriel Valley schools for 2004 on page A4. 85 percent of schools in the West San Gabriel Valley maintained or increased their Academic Performance Index ranking compared to schools across the state.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29450
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2005
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 16, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Academic Performance Index (API) - 2004
Schools - San Gabriel Valley
Rankings
Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)
California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE)
Item ID
29635AN
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Newspaper Index
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Fewer than half of the high school students statewide scheduled to graduate in 2004 have passed both the English language arts and mathematics portions of the California High School Exit Exam. Arcadia High School sophomores who took the test last year had the strongest showing in the local area with 89% of the 738 students tested passing math and 88% passing English.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24596
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2002
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2002
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools - Arcadia High School
California High School Exit Exam
Item ID
24787AN
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Newspaper Index
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81 percent of area schools met their growth targets on the California state Academic Performance Index (API). However, 35 percent of West San Gabriel Valley schools failed to meet the federal accountability targets determined by Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. See chart on page A6 for Arcadia Unified School District progress.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29668
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools
Test Scores
Academic Performance Index (API) - 2005
Adequate Yearly Progress Report (AYP) - 2005
West San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
29853AN
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Newspaper Index
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Officials estimate the infection rate of West Nile Virus is higher than what is currently known since health officials stopped testing dead birds where the virus is confirmed to be present. Arcadia and West Covina had high rates of infection among San Gabriel Valley communities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28761
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2004
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 8, 2004
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
West Nile Virus
Mosquitoes
Mosquito and insect repellants - DEET
Item ID
28949AN
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Newspaper Index
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San Gabriel Valley home values went up in May, the third month in a row in which median home prices rose across the state. Arcadia had the highest median price at $700,000. A chart compares SGV cities.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31540
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2009
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2009
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Home prices
Housing
Item ID
31736AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Due to errors in the data, the state Department of Education has pulled from its WEB site the list of schools subject to federal monitoring that were based on STAR scores. Arcadia district officials have discovered some anomalies in the data.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26168
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 22, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
26368AN
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Newspaper Index
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A special report on the Asian population of the San Gabriel Valley. Arcadia is a city with an Asian population near or above 50 percent. A chart shows Asian presence in the San Gabriel Valley and the percentage who speak English "not well" or "not at all."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29500
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 24, 2005
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Asians
Chinese-Americans
Immigrants
Population
San Gabriel Valley
Item ID
29684AN
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Newspaper Index
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Westridge School is one of the first San Gabriel Valley private schools to offer Mandarin Chinese language classes. Parents and educators believe a knowledge of Chinese makes their students competitive in the marketplace. Arcadia High School already offers five Mandarin classes.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30369
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 22, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Language classes
Curriculum
Mandarin Chinese
Westridge School
Item ID
30556AN
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Newspaper Index
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STAR scores are up in most area schools.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26163
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2003
Pages
"p. A1, A5"
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 16, 2003
Pages
"p. A1, A5"
Subjects
Schools - Test Scores
Item ID
26363AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia is one city among at least 18 cities in the San Gabriel Valley that have met or exceeded the state of California's goal to recycle 50 percent of its waste. Arcadia is recycling 63 percent of its waste.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30185
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 24, 2006
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 24, 2006
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Recycling
Trash
Waste
Item ID
30371AN
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Newspaper Index
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Public employees' retirement and pensions are costing cities up to 25% of the city budget. In March, CalPERS announced its stock portfolio had lost 39.8%. Costs for retirees are ballooning and El Monte and West Covina budgets have been hit hard from the recession. Arcadia, which had the fourth highest pension costs of the 24 cities surveyed, spent $6.7 million last year for its 357 current employees and retirees. The city's general fund budget is $46 million.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31472
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 18, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
City budgets
Pensions
Recession
Retirement benefits
Item ID
31665AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The man who died in a Pasadena police Taser gun incident was 36-year old Richard Baisner of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30606
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 6, 2007
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Baisner, Richard
Deaths
Pasadena Police
Taser stun guns
Weapons
Item ID
30794AN
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Newspaper Index
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The Board of Education of the Arcadia Unified School District has approved a one year contract with the teachers union that includes a 5 percent pay raise.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30888
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 12, 2008
Pages
p. Local 1
Subjects
Arcadia Unified School District
Labor contracts
Teachers union
Item ID
31076AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Rosemary Patchett of Arcadia is among cancer patients nationwide who are participating in a vaccine study aimed at healing lymphoma patients.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25641
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 16, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Patchett, Rosemary
Lymphoma
Item ID
25841AN
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Newspaper Index
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Budget cuts have caused the Arcadia Unified School District to rely on the Arcadia Educational Foundation to provide summer classes from sports to cooking and English and Math.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28144
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2004
Pages
p. A1, A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 1, 2004
Pages
p. A1, A5
Subjects
Arcadia Educational Foundation
Summer enrichment programs
California State budget cuts
Summer school
Item ID
28337AN
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Newspaper Index
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Voter turnout was unusually high for Tuesday's election. 34 percent of the electorate turned out to vote. 72 percent approved Measure A, the bond for a train bridge over Santa Anita Avenue. The article includes the vote count for candidates who won council seats.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29987
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 13, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 13, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
City council elections - 2001-2010
Measure A
Ballot measures
Bond measures
Issues
Polls
Voters
Eminent domain
Item ID
30174AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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