New America Media: Education

New DOE Rule for For-profit Schools Hurts Black Students

Tri-State Defender, Commentary, Harry C. Alford , Posted: Feb 10, 2012

The DOE's “Gainful Employment Rule” links a school’s access to federal loan financing to students’ default rate.

Report Finds Millions of Families Three Months From Poverty

Equal Voice News , News Report, Susannah Nesmith , Posted: Feb 06, 2012

A new report, “America’s Youngest Outcasts,” shows homelessness rapidly growing for families with children.

Transitional Kindergarten a Bridge to Success

New America Media, Op-ed, Sylvia Gonzalez, Posted: Feb 05, 2012

For one California grandmother and educator, transitional kindergarten provided the skills necessary for future academic success.

Cutting School Buses Would Spell Disaster for CA’s Desert Communities

New America Media/Coachella Unincorporated, News Report, Alejandra Alarcon and Rogelio Montaño, Posted: Feb 04, 2012

News that midyear cuts could include a reduction of school transportation budgets throughout California was met with horror by community members in Coachella Valley.

School Nurses Become Medical Safety Net

Vida en El Valle , News Report, Rebecca Plevin, Posted: Feb 03, 2012

Nurses in California’s San Joaquín Valley schools are often children’s only medical providers in the wake of the recession and budget cuts.

In Time of Crisis, City College Counselor Keeps Dreams Intact

New America Media, Profile, Peter Schurmann, Posted: Feb 01, 2012

Sarah Thompson, a counselor at CCSF, views the impact of the economic crisis through the lives of the students she serves.

DREAMers Declare Undocumented Youth Mental Health Day

Colorlines, News Report, Posted: Jan 31, 2012

Immigrant youth around the country are holding vigils as part of “Undocumented Youth Mental Health Day” in response to the imminent deportation of Yanelli Hernandez, a young undocumented immigrant who has attempted suicide while in detention.

Future of U.S. Manufacturing Begins With Education

New America Media, News Analysis, George Koo, Posted: Jan 29, 2012

Pledges to keep U.S. manufacturing jobs onshore will go unfulfilled unless more value is placed on science and math education.

Op-ed: Waiver for NCLB the Right Choice for California

New America Media, Op-ed, Arun Ramanathan, Posted: Jan 26, 2012

Applying for a waiver from No Child Left Behind would simplify and improve the way California schools are measured.

Obama's State of the Union: Eleven Sentences Too Short

New America Media, Commentary, Raul Rodriguez, Posted: Jan 25, 2012

An undocumented student weighs in on President Obama's State of the Union Address, noting the president's rhetoric does little to resolve lingering uncertainties.