Call to AAPI Youth to Become Teachers
Asian American Press, News Report, Posted: Apr 22, 2011
The discussion focused on the vital role teachers can play both in the classroom and in reforming education, and steps young people can take to become teachers.
Categories: Asian, Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Politics & Governance, Youth Culture
Tags: api, asians, pacific islanders, teachers, white house, youth
Seattle-Area Youth Increasingly Non-White
International Examiner, News Report, Posted: Apr 20, 2011
According to 2010 Census data, half of all youth under 18 in King County, Washington, are non-white, with Asian–Pacific Islanders making up the largest ethnic group.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Youth Culture
Tags: asian population, census 2010, islanders, king county, washington, youth
House Vote Re-launches District School Vouchers Program
The Washington Informer, News Report, Posted: Apr 18, 2011
A bill to reinstate school vouchers in the District recently passed in the House of Representatives.
Categories: African American, Education, Front Page
China Adds Love to College Curriculum
Beijing Daily, News Report, Posted: Apr 15, 2011
Universities in Beijing will soon add courses about handling romantic relationships as part of the Psychological Health curricula for college students.
Categories: Chinese, Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Gender & Sexuality, Health, Youth Culture
Tags: China, college, curricula, relationships, romance
Student Body Presidents: Budget Cuts Threaten Dream of a Higher Education
New America Media, Video, Posted: Apr 14, 2011
High school student body presidents in the Bay Area say budget cutbacks are damaging their shot at a college education.
Categories: Economy, Education, Original NAM Content, Top Stories, Video, Youth Culture
Tags: bayarea, budgetcuts, california, education, highschool, jerrybrown
Maryland DREAM Act Passes State House, One Hurdle Remains
Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Apr 13, 2011
Maryland DREAM Act Passes State House, One Hurdle Remains.
Categories: Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Law & Justice
English-Only Policy Sparks Rash of Suicides at Korean University
Hankyoreh, News Report, Posted: Apr 12, 2011
Four students and a professor from one of Korea’s top-ranked universities have committed suicide this past year, with much of the blame focusing on an English-only policy enacted in 2007.
Categories: Asian, Education, Ethnic Media Network, Front Page, Health, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Early-Warning System Could Spare Lives, Businesses in Next Big CA Quake
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Apr 12, 2011
Researchers in California have been working on a prototype for an Early Earthquake Warning system, the first in the United States, but it faces significant hurdles.
Categories: Asian, Economy, Education, Environment, Front Page, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: bay area, berkeley, california, earthquake, fault, hayward, japan, quake, san andreas, san francisco
School Matters: Can Public Schools Really Do More With Less?
New America Media, Question & Answer, Posted: Apr 09, 2011
A new report by the Center for American Progress suggests that some districts spend their money more wisely than others—and that most schools can become more efficient without sacrificing academic quality.
Categories: African American, Asian, Economy, Education, Front Page, Latino, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Original NAM Content, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: centerforamericanprogress, productivity, publiceducation, UlrichBoser
ICE Stalks Immigrant Parents at Detroit School
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 08, 2011
ICE admits that agents in Detroit appear to have violated agency policy when they targeted a school where immigrant parents were dropping off their children.
Categories: Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Immigration, Latino, Politics & Governance
Tags: Detroit, ICE, undocumentedimmigrants
Arizona to Allow Guns on Campus
The Root, News Report, Posted: Apr 08, 2011
A bill to let people have guns while driving or walking through state universities and community college campuses cleared its final hurdle in the Arizona Legislature.
Categories: Arizona Watch, Education, Ethnic Media Headlines, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Youth Culture
Tags: Arizona, college, GabrielleGiffords, guns, JanBrewer
Investigation: Lax Enforcement Puts CA Schools at Risk in Earthquakes
California Watch, News Report, Posted: Apr 07, 2011
Tens of thousands of California public school students are in danger because of the state's failure to enforce its strict seismic-safety law.
Categories: Economy, Education, Environment, Front Page, Law & Justice, Multi-ethnic, Politics & Governance, Science & Technology, Top Stories
Tags: constructionstandards, earthquakes, FieldAct, publicschools, seismicsafety, statearchitect
느슨한 학교 건축물 규정 안전성 의문 제기
California Watch, News Report, Posted: Apr 07, 2011
가주의 공립학교 지진 안전 강화 규제에 실패를 거듭해온 감독관들은 건설 중에 보고된 구조상의 문제점과 잠재적인 안전성의 위험에도 불구하고 학생과 교사들이 이러한 건물을 부득이 이용하고 있는 실정이다.
Categories: Asian, Education, Environment, Science & Technology
Tags: california watch, earthquake, field act, schools
Quy định xây cất trường học lỏng lẻo tăng thêm nghi ngờ về an toàn
California Watch, News Report, Posted: Apr 07, 2011
Vietnamese-language translation of Part 1 of a California Watch investigation on seismic safety.
Categories: Asian, Education, Environment, Science & Technology
監管不力引發校舍安全危機
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 07, 2011
Chinese-language translation of Part 1 of a California Watch investigation on seismic safety.
Categories: Chinese, Education, Environment
Article on Coachella Pollution Inspires Young Journalists to Speak Out
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: Apr 05, 2011
When the Desert Sun ran an article showing officials touring polluted areas of poverty-stricken Coachella Valley, student journalists reacted sharply—and the paper responded.
Categories: Education, Environment, Front Page, Health, Immigration, Latino, Media, Politics & Governance, Youth Culture
Tags: california, coachellavalley, education, journalism, latino, media, pollution, youth
Asian-American Studies on the Chopping Block
Pacific Citizen, News Report, Posted: Apr 02, 2011
An area of study that was once on the rise is now facing a decline, putting the availability of Asian-American Studies in jeopardy.
Categories: Asian, Education, Ethnic Media Headlines