Calistoga. Its now 34,000 acres and 10 contained. Abc 7 News Reporter is live in calistoga with the latest. Laura. Reporter hi, kristen, we are at the base of mount st. Helen a. This is the tubbs fire. Behind me you can see where the fire came through overnight. While residents of calistoga wait anxiously. I can tell you the fire crews on the front lines are working tirelessly for the most part this is not about turning water on flames, but more about wind, humidity, and a lot of hard work on the ground. Despite some better than expected wind conditions, the tubbs fire above calistoga has done what firefighters hoped it wouldnt. That is, jump highway 2 2 2 least in one spot. This morning as the wind switched to the northwest, that started to cause problems with ash fall and the fire progressing towards the highway on its terms versus our terms. Reporter several miles away from the fire fight, the small town of calistoga remains under a mandatory evacuation order. One mayor chris cunnin
Constantly releasing water from lexington reservoir into los gatos creek. Were trying to release enough water to keep that creek wet all the way to lincoln avenue. Reporter but the reservoir is giving out more water than its taking in. A month ago, lexington was at 39. 9 of capacity. By this afternoon, it had shrunk more than a full percentage point. Theres so many different tentacles to the battle over water. Reporter lee wonders how much that can go on. Its a war. Were fighting over it. Who gets it, who is going to have it in the future. Right now, the fish are getting it. But we love our fish. Reporter gotta love the fish. Gotta love the birds. And gotta love the shorter showers. Right now the valley Water District is asking water customers in the Santa Clara County to cut their water consumption by 10 . But theyll discuss whether thats restrictions need to be even more severe. Reporting live, len ramirez, kpix 5 news. Meanwhile, it could not be more different in the north bay. The
Independence High School had a lower graduation rate than Liberty Union High District s overall graduation rate at 53 percent, according to the California Department of Education. In comparison, Liberty Union High District had a graduation rate of 87.4 percent for the 2017-2018 school year. According to CDE data, graduation rates continue to indicate an increase in disproportional academic performance between white, Black, Latino, and English learner students. According to the National Centre for Education Statistics, in the 2017-2018 school year, of the 50 states where data was collected, students with disabilities were at the bottom of 4-year high school graduation rates by student group.
Independence High School had a lower graduation rate than California s statewide graduation rate at 53 percent, in comparison to California’s graduation rate of 88.7 percent for the 2017-2018 school year, according to the California Department of Education. According to CDE data, graduation rates continue to indicate an increase in disproportional academic performance between White, Black, Latino, and English learner students. According to the National Centre for Education Statistics, in the 2017-2018 school year, of the 50 states where data was collected, students with disabilities were at the bottom of 4-year high school graduation rates by student group. Angela Johnson, a research scientist at NWEA, says “taken together, prior research suggests that inequities exist in the quality of education experienced by current ELs and non-ELs and that these inequities explain achievement gaps in middle and early high school” in The Effects of English Learner Classification on H