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Tracking by Race - California's dirty little education secret. "For eight of the past 10 years, Garden Grove has had the lowest college-preparation rate � the number of students finishing college-prep courses with at least a C average � for Latinos in Orange County, despite winning national recognition largely for raising test scores. It is a paradox that runs rampant in Orange County and across California, where the frenzy over test scores has obscured what researchers say matters more to students' success - the classes they take in high school. In California the top-tier curriculum is required only of students who go straight to a university, but researchers say the classes could also benefit community-college students or workers who lay pipe. About a third of students overall and only 15 percent of Latinos in Orange County take these classes. Latinos are now the largest group in public schools here and statewide, but they are also the least- prepared for college - especially in Orange County, where the preparation rates for Latinos are lower than in San Diego, Riverside and Los Angeles counties .. ". MORE "Latinos pay price for missed chances". Posted by Greg Ransom | TrackBack