Colossal errors found in textbook used by phony school Included wrong dates for World War II, said there are 53 states

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California has joined other states in actingagainst a private school that claimed to award high school diplomaswhile teaching its immigrant students a curriculum riddled witherrors, including the wrong years for World War II and the wrongnumber of states.

The California Alternative High School in Los Angeles targetedHispanic immigrants, charging $450 to $1,450 for a 10-week course itsaid would lead to a valid diploma and help them get into college,find better jobs and get financial aid, California Attorney GeneralBill Lockyer said last week.

But the school's certificate isn't recognized as a high schooldiploma, Lockyer said, and school officials …