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New America Media, News Report, Viji Sundaram, Posted: Oct 10, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO – Exposure to pesticides is one key reason why children today are more likely to have a wide range of such diseases and disorders as cancer, autism, birth defects and asthma than children of a generation ago, according a study released yesterday...
By Noah Kelly
One of the nicer days of late was host to some grim portents as leaders from Long Beach’s three educational bodies held a press conference to outline the dire consequences if the Governor Brown-sponsored Proposition 30 does not pass in November.
Loop21, Video, Andrew Lambertson, Posted: Sep 28, 2012
Every 26 seconds, a student drops out of high school...
On Sept. 5, The Pat Brown Institute held a forum in at the Fresno convention center.
The Long Beach Public Library Foundation (PLF) is on a mission to dramatically improve the reading levels of primary school-aged children in Long Beach by the year 2020...
New America Media, Commentary, Matt Amaral, Posted: Jun 28, 2012
As I often peruse articles on education, I am forever baffled by the lack of meaningful ideas about the direction it should take.
From the Huffington Post
The recession shifted the former balance in education funding, according to a report released yesterday by the U.S...
This story originally aired on NPR’s All Things Considered.
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Suspending and expelling students has become commonplace in many states including California...
New America Media, News Report, Yolanda Arenal, Posted: May 03, 2012
Celia Rubi Medina is quick to raise her hand when her teacher asks about the meaning of the word, metamorphosis...
By Stephanie Minasian, a fellow with New America Media’s Youth Education Fellowship. The fellowship is a six-month long program for youth reporters aged 16-24 on education reporting...
By Johnny Flores
Coachella Unincorporated
PALM DESERT, Calif. — The son of migrant farm workers, Raul Ruiz grew up in a trailer in Coachella dreaming of becoming a doctor and returning to his impoverished community to make difference...
New America Media, News Report, Donny Lumpkins and Malcolm Marshall, Posted: Feb 28, 2012
RICHMOND, Calif.
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