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	Youth Commission Report Critical of S.F. Schools By Bay City News Our school district faces a tight budget and increasing pressure to improve standardized test scores. But the most pervasive concern expressed by the San Francisco Unified School District’s students and teachers isn’t about that, at least according to a new study. The biggest problem: unsanitary bathroom conditions. The San Francisco Youth Commission’s Education Committee issued a report on June 27 criticizing the school district — which is 30 percent Asian American — for failing to provide a comfortable, clean and effective learning environment in the city’s schools. COMPLETE STORY...		Former Taiwanese President Tours Cornell (in National News) Does China Deserve to Host the Olympics? (in Business) Yoshiki Watanabe's Reunion (in A&E) Emil Amok: Your Liberty Interests Affirmed Here (in Opinion)

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$1 Million for WWII Education Program Funding bill approved by California Assembly budget committee The roles of lion-hearted Japanese American soldiers during World War II have been slighted in American history books for too long. These brave soldiers sacrificed their lives in the name of freedom and liberty — the honoring of which was robbed from them and their families. But through the persistent efforts of Assembly member George Nakano, D-Torrance, the Budget Conference Committee approved the $1 million funding for the 100th/442nd/MIS WWII Memorial Foundation Education Program. COMPLETE STORY...

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