Op-ed: Waiver for NCLB the Right Choice for California
New America Media, Op-ed, Posted: Jan 26, 2012
Applying for a waiver from No Child Left Behind would simplify and improve the way California schools are measured.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: academicperformanceindex, ayp, educationreform, educationtrustwest, nclb, nochildleftbehind
As Eldercare Grows, So Do Labor Battles
Investigative Reporting Workshop , News Report, Posted: Jan 26, 2012
Aging boomers will heighten demand for eldercare, and poor pay and job conditions are prompting unions to organize home care and nursing home workers.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: boomers, directcareworkers, eldercare, healthcareworkers, homehealthaides, homehealthcare, laborunions, nursinghomes, seiu, seniors
Liberty Ship Café Cooks Up Savory Small-Business Model
New America Media/Richmond Pulse, News Feature, Posted: Jan 24, 2012
Liberty Ship Café not only serves tasty Latin-fusion lunches at the Farmer’s Market in Richmond, Calif., it’s cooking up a cooperative business dream.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: businesscooperatives, farmersmarkets, food, latincuisine, libertyships, richmondcalif, smallbusiness
99% to NYT’s David Brooks: Get Real, Not Simple
New America Media, News Analysis, Posted: Jan 15, 2012
The New York Times’ David Brooks says seniors are wealthier than the young and should agree to Medicare cuts. But ethnic elders live in a tougher reality.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: cut Medicare, David Brooks, ethnic elders, racial gaps, recession, retirement, rich seniors
Advocates Launch Campaign to Get Anti-Trafficking Bill on State Ballot
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jan 12, 2012
A new measure advocates hope to get on the November ballot would increase penalties against human traffickers in California. The campaign was launched yesterday to coincide with National Human Trafficking Awareness Day,
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Tags: ballot, CASE Act, e-mail, human trafficking, pimps, prostitutes, sex offenders
LA Voters' Political Voice Hangs on Redistricting Commission
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jan 09, 2012
Voting in Los Angeles is getting a facelift. A city commission will re-map 15 districts that will affect everything from schools to ethnic representation at City Hall.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: koreatown, lanuageaccess, littletokyo, losangeles, losangelescitycouncil, losangeleslatinos, redistricting
Axing Access for Community College Students
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Jan 08, 2012
Proposals aimed at tying funding to students who fast track their way through California's community colleges could deny access to those in need.
Categories: Arts & Entertainment, Economy, Front Page, Inside the Shadow Economy, Youth Culture
Tags: budget, citycollege, communitycollege, economy, education, jerrybrown, students
California Governor’s Budget Could Hit Most Vulnerable With Deepest Cuts
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jan 07, 2012
California Gov. Jerry Brown proposed deep budget cuts this week that could especially impact those from low-income ethnic communities.
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Tags: californiabudget, educationcuts, jerrybrown, poverty, unemployed
Uncertainties Hover Over California DREAM Act
New America Media/Richmond Pulse , News Report, Posted: Jan 06, 2012
California’s DREAM Act gave bright undocumented students new hope for going to college, but issues like low funding could undermine the act for many.
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Tags: californiadreamact, collegeadmission, dreamact, immigration, latinoyouth, undocumented