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Officials Finalizing California School Standards

As school children across California strap on their backpacks for another year, education officials in Sacramento are finalizing Common Core standards. Every state in the nation will be rolling out a version of these in 2014. Early in the process, California ambitiously decided to give its students a higher math standard. But now state officials are backing away from that idea.

• More: State to Adopt Common Core View of Algebra I in 8th Grade

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A Summer of Science for Inner City Kids

California's future depends on our children growing up with a passion for math and science. Across the state, summer programs stoke that passion in the hopes it'll help kids stay engaged through the school year and beyond. One lucky group of teenagers from South L.A. got to work in some of the most remote nature preserves in the country -- on Santa Cruz Island, one of the Channel Islands.Reporter: Ashley Bailey

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The Other Voice of the Dodgers

When you think of the L.A. Dodgers, you might think of the team's legendary announcer, Vin Scully. But another man has been around nearly as long. Jaime Jarrin, also known as the "Spanish voice of the Dodgers," is in his 54th year of calling games.Reporter: Susan Valot

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Tijuana Experiences a Gourmet Renaissance

Californians have a long love affair with Mexican food. Regardless of ethnic background, it's become part of our DNA. But when we think of fine dining, the "other" California, Baja, rarely comes to mind -- especially the gritty border town of Tijuana. Today, that's changing fast, thanks to the city's new status as a hot "foodie" destination.Reporter: Richard Adams

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Farm Offers Chance to Adopt a Peach Tree

Summer markets are full of peaches, but what if you could go straight to the source and adopt your own peach tree? In the little town of Del Rey, just south of Fresno, the Masumoto Family Adopt-a-Peach-Tree program is wrapping up its eighth year.Reporter: Katrina Schwartz