Unequal Access
How did Joe describe the education at Ramona
Hint: As challenging instruction or mostly babysitting?
Mostly Babysitting
On which side of Oxnard was Ramona School located?
The East Side
What early education program did Ramona lack during its first eight years?
Kindergarten
Which East-Side community was the Ramona School built in?
What is La Colonia?
What basic school facility did Ramona lack, according to former student Joe Mendoza?
A Cafeteria
Which side had trees and more normal-sized classes?
The West Side
What language did many students in pre-primary need help learning?
English
The school board approved Ramona’s construction in what year?
What is 1939?
How did former students describe many teachers’ attitudes toward them?
Indifferent or Hostile
Which side received more new schools after Ramona opened?
The West Side
What grade were pre-primary students considered not ready to enter?
First grade
According to the chapter, what was the deeper purpose of building Ramona?
To segregate Mexican students
What did the statistics show about Mexican students’ representation in advanced math and English groups?
They were underrepresented
What kind of fences were found at Ramona and Juanita?
Barbed-wire fences
What kind of punishment did students report for speaking Spanish?
Physical Punishment
Which school did the board say was overcrowded?
Roosevelt School
Mexican students made up 42% of the district but what percentage of the high-math group?
About 11%
Which school opened on the east side in 1951?
Juanita
Students who missed kindergarten were more likely not to complete which grade?
Sixth Grade
About how much did a classroom at Ramona cost, compared with about $7,500 at other schools?
$4,000