San Francisco City College Still Risks Losing Accreditation Even After Measures Pass

SF Public Press, News Report, Posted: Nov 13, 2012

The passage of local and state education measures Tuesday added $11 million to the budget of City College of San Francisco for next year.

Erasing Jim Crow Not So Easy in Alabama

 

The Root, News Report, Posted: Nov 06, 2012

Jim Crow, that feisty fictitious character that symbolized segregation in the South for decades, is alive, well and on the ballot in Alabama.

 

Voter Turnout Expected to Rise Among Students

 

Asian Journal, News Report, Posted: Nov 06, 2012

It is predicted that voter turnout among young people, especially college students, will be higher than before.

 

A Teacher's Case for Prop 30: Put Your Vote (& Money) Where Your Mouth Is

 

New America Media/Nguoi Viet, News Report, Ky-Phong Tran, Posted: Nov 05, 2012

One of the major presidential candidates has dismissed 47 percent of the American population but you can never, ever dismiss someone’s story.

 

'Scratch Food' Trumps 'Plastic Food' in Escondido High Schools

 

New America Media, Video, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Nov 04, 2012

When high schools in Escondido, CA did away with prepackaged foods, they saw student participation in their meal program soar.

 

Budget Woes Threaten Lifelong Learning Classes at S.F. City College

 

SF Public Press , News Report, Lissette Alvarez , Posted: Nov 03, 2012

San Francisco City College’s budget crunch threatens free adult classes in such vital areas as ESL, job training and the arts. Prop 30 would save some of them.

 

Piedmont High Students Talk About 'Sex Fantasy League' -Degrading Girls Is the Air Boys Breathe

 

New America Media, Commentary, Sean Shavers, Posted: Nov 01, 2012

At the high school I attended -- known as a hood school -- we didn't have anything quite like the League. But degrading the opposite sex is part of the air young men breathe.

 

School District's Fate Hangs on Prop 30

 

New America Media/Richmond Confidential, News Report, Jennifer Baires, Posted: Oct 31, 2012

California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates that the combined taxes from Prop 30 would bring in $6 billion annually for the first four years.

 

State Defunding Erodes Promise of College for Next Generation

 

New America Media, Op-ed, Michelle Pilati, Diana Wright Guerin, Robert Powell, Posted: Oct 30, 2012

California families are feeling the consequences of these cuts in access and affordability. Young people, particularly those from middle income families, have been asked to shoulder a growing tuition burden.

 

In Richmond, English Learners Get Assist From Volunteers

 

Richmond Pulse/New America Media, News Feature, Edgardo Cervano-Soto, Posted: Oct 28, 2012

A new writing program in Richmond is targeting English Language Learners, the fastest growing group of students in American public schools.

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