Experts: Local Control Formula Would Fix 'Broken' School Funding in Calif.
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 14, 2013
Over 30 journalists and community advocates from across the Bay Area gathered Wed. for a briefing on Gov. Brown's school funding proposal.
Categories: Education, Events, Front Page, Original NAM Content
More Money for Your Schools? A Closer Look at Local Control Funding
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 01, 2013
NAM Briefing for Ethnic Media Journalists on California's Local Control Funding Formula.
Categories: Events
Tags: dollars follow children, education equity, Local Control Funding Formula, school finance, weighted pupil formula
City College Board of Trustees Candidates Debate, FRIDAY, OCT 12 at 11AM
New America Media, Event, Posted: Oct 10, 2012
Candidates vying for seats on the seven-member CCSF Board of Trustees will gather at New America Media on Friday, Oct. 12 to discuss their plans to preserve one of the city’s most vital institutions.
Categories: Events
Tags: Accreditation, Accreditation Commission, CCSF, City College of San Francisco, San Francisco Community College
School Discipline Top Concern for Officials, Study Finds
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Sep 14, 2012
A new survey of California school districts finds growing concern over discipline policies that are "vague" and ineffective at addressing core issues.
Categories: Education, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
California Schools Under More Stress
New America Media, Video, Posted: May 22, 2012
A new report identifies eight stress factors that make it more difficult for a school to provide quality education to all of its students.
Categories: Education, Original NAM Content, Top Stories
Tags: caschools, edsource, edsourcereport, schoolstress, schoolstressfactors
Chinatown Eatery 'Sam Wo' Shuts its Doors
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 21, 2012
Opened shortly after the 1906 earthquake, Chinatown’s Sam Wo restaurant opened for the last time on Friday.
Categories: Chinese, Front Page, Living, food
Tags: chinatown, samwo, sanfrancisco
Concern Among Parents in China After USC Shootings
World Journal, News Report, Posted: Apr 16, 2012
he fatal shooting of two Chinese international students last week at the University of Southern California (USC) has caused concern among parents in China and could lead to a decline of Chinese students on the campus, reports the World Journal.
Categories: Ethnic Media Headlines
家長：教育改革背後不見了的動力
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 29, 2012
首次集合前線教育改革者和社區代表的討論會分別在亞特蘭大，曼菲斯（Memphis），邁阿密和新紐奧良舉行。參與者都有明確的共識：改善學校教育是一個民權問題，但唯有讓家長全力參與，才能驅使這個共同意願變成一場改革性運動。而當中，媒體也必須扮演積極的角色。
Categories: Chinese
San Francisco’s Hellman Paved the Way for “Chinese City”
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Dec 21, 2011
Business, civic and cultural leader Warren Hellman is being mourned for his efforts to establish San Francisco as the “Chinese City.”
Categories: Asian, Chinese, Immigration, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories
Earth Prepares for 7 billion Inhabitants
China Daily USA, News Report, Posted: Oct 28, 2011
The world's population is expected to reach 7 billion on Monday, a four-year delay due to China's one child policy.
Categories: Chinese, Front Page, International Affairs
Tags: 7 billion, China, one child policy, world population