ACLU: ESL Students Segregated in School
La Opinión, News Report, Posted: May 31, 2012
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Dinuba Unified School District for reportedly segregating English-language learners from their peers.
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Tags: acluschoolsegregation, ellsegregation, eslsegregation, schoolsegregation
Against the Odds, Former Foster Youth Dons Graduation Cap
New America Media, News Feature, Posted: May 31, 2012
A former foster youth recently gave the commencement speech at City College of San Francisco, with his kids in attendance.
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Tags: citycollegesanfrancisco, fosteryouthhighereducation, guardianangelsprogram
The Kosher Conundrum: When Healthy Lunch Meets Tight Budgets, Dietary Rules
The Jewish Journal/New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 31, 2012
How can a kid get a salad around here? Private Jewish schools meet kosher rules so strict that meeting their requirements may make healthy meals too costly.
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Tags: certifiedkoshercaterers, childhoodobesity, kosherfoodaudit, kosherschoollunches, koshervegetables, losangelesschoolnutrition, michelleobamagardenbook
Underfunded Continuation Schools Struggle to Serve Students
ChicoSol, News Report, Posted: May 27, 2012
A study showing that continuation schools were viewed as a "cornerstone of the state's drop-out prevention strategy" not so long ago.
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Tags: budget, california, continuation, economy, education, graduates, high, struggle, unfunded
State Dpt. Targets 'Confucius Institute' Teachers
China Daily USA, News Report, Posted: May 26, 2012
Dozens of Chinese teachers at Confucius Institutes could be forced to leave the country by June 30 due to a State Department directive.
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Tags: 51 teachers, Confucius universities, forced to leave U.S., reapply, state department
Shame on You, Dharun Ravi: The Boy who Can’t Say Sorry
Firstpost.com, Commentary, Posted: May 23, 2012
Dharun Ravi finally wept. But it had nothing to do with Tyler Clementi, his former roommate who jumped off the George Washington bridge.
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Tags: clementi, cyberbullying, dharun, mother, rutgers, south asian, suicide, tyler, weeping
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.
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Tags: caschools, edsource, edsourcereport, schoolstress, schoolstressfactors
Korea, US Agree on School Bullying Study
Korea Times, News Report, Posted: May 21, 2012
Top educational policymakers of Korea and the U.S. will conduct a joint study of bullying at schools as part of bilateral programs on education.
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Tags: bully, bullyinginkorea, schoolviolence
In Az., Native Studies Persist Despite Ethnic Studies Ban
Indian Country Today Media Network, News Report, Posted: May 20, 2012
Arizona's ethnic studies ban has left Native American parents who live off-reservation wondering where their kids can learn about their past.
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Tags: ethnicstudiesarizona, ethnicstudiesban, nativeamericanstudies, navajostudies
What’s a College Degree Worth These Days?
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 20, 2012
In a good job market or a bad job market, an education has more worth than the monetary value that a Gallup poll places on it.
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Minority Birthrate Highlights Need for Education Reform
La Opinión, Editorial, Posted: May 18, 2012
The problem is that the track record of educating minority students to enter the workforce is awful, write editors of La Opinión.
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Tags: birthrate, censusbirth, minoritybirth, whitebirthrate
President Obama To Appoint Two Vietnamese Americans to Key Posts
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 17, 2012
President Obama announced his intent to appoint two Vietnamese Americans to key Administration posts.
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Tags: appointment, education, obama, politics, ranking, vietnamese
Graduating College Student Speaks: I've Made a Huge Mistake
New America Media, Commentary, Posted: May 15, 2012
All things considered, if I could look back and do it over again, I would have taken my chance with the stiffs.
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Tags: bachelor degree, california, debt, education, jobs, journalism, loan, unemployment, university
CSU Faculty Stage Pickets Across State, Ready to Strike
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 09, 2012
Two days after reportedly walking away from the bargaining table, CSU faculty staged pickets across the state.
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Tags: cafacultyassociationstrike, cfa, cfastrike, csu, csustrike, sfstate, sfstatestrike
Bay Area School District Pins Hope on Parcel Tax
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 04, 2012
As California slashes its education budget, West Contra Costa is banking on a parcel tax initiative, Measure K, to save its schools.
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Tags: lacking vision, parcel tax measure, save school programs, west contra costa county school district
NY Dream Fund Is Not Enough
El Diario/La Prensa, Editorial, Posted: May 03, 2012
The State Assembly approved Tuesday the NY Dream Fund, a bill creating a private fund that helps undocumented students pay for college tuition.
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Scholars Say “Unconscious Bias” Leads to Discrimination
America's Wire, News Report, Posted: May 03, 2012
Leading social justice scholars believe that “unconscious bias” is what leads to negative racial stereotyping that can unknowingly prompt discriminatory actions and attitudes towards people of color.
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Tags: attitude, bias, discriminatory actions, embedded in consciousness, negative stereotyping
For Minority Kids, Preschool Narrows Education Gap
New America Media, News Report, Posted: May 03, 2012
The transformative change preschool has wrought in children from low-income families gives parents reason to cheer and hope.
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Tags: closing education gap, long-term benefits, low-income families, minority children, preschool kids
Minneapolis schools will offer Spanish-language classrooms for native speakers next year
TC Daily Planet, News Report, Posted: May 02, 2012
In 2010 less than half of Minnesota’s English Language Learners graduated on time. The figure is similar for the state’s Hispanic students.
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Tags: bilingual, education, english, minnesota, native speaker, spanish, students