Posts Tagged as "students"

Suspensions More Common for Minority, Disabled Students

Apr. 13, 2012 / By
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California Watch, News Report, Joanna Lin, Posted: Apr 13, 2012

Racial minorities and students with disabilities are suspended at substantially higher rates than their white and non-disabled peers, according to an analysis of discipline data from nearly 500 California school districts.

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A Sense of “Despair” Hangs Over Community College Campus

Apr. 8, 2012 / By
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Amigos 805, Commentary, David Magallanes , Posted: Apr 08, 2012

As I walk across campus at the community college where I teach, I sometimes get the impression that I can almost hear my own footsteps as I walk toward my classroom or to an office I need to visit...

Parents: The Missing Engine Behind School Reform

Mar. 26, 2012 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Khalil Abdullah, Posted: Mar 26, 2012
Modesto E. Abety-Gutierrez, President of The Children’s Trust (with the mic), along with other panel speakers, including (from left) Liz Looney, Service Manager with City Year Miami; Principal Pablo Ortiz with Miami Edison Senior High School; School Board member Raquel A...

Suspensions at Richmond High Plummet

Feb. 28, 2012 / By
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New America Media, News Report, Donny Lumpkins and Malcolm Marshall, Posted: Feb 28, 2012

RICHMOND, Calif.

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Axing Access for Community College Students

Jan. 9, 2012 / By
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New America Media, Commentary, Li Miao Lovett, Posted: Jan 08, 2012

In the coming week, the Student Success Task Force will decide on a set of policies intended to streamline academic pathways for students enrolled in California’s community colleges, discouraging those who meander and giving incentives for those who achieve stated goals.

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Uncertainties Hover Over California DREAM Act

Jan. 6, 2012 / By
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New America Media/Richmond Pulse , News Report, Edgardo Cervano-Soto, Posted: Jan 06, 2012

RICHMOND, Calif.—Despite the announcement of Gov...

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CLASSROOM

Dec. 29, 2011 / By
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Gardner Academy, San Jose Unified School District

“COMBO CLASSES” — THE BIGGEST PRICE STUDENTS PAY

By Eliana Cespedes, La Oferta

SAN JOSE, Calif...

Teachers Do More with Less But Learning Losses Inevitable

Dec. 21, 2011 / By
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New America Media/ Sing Tao Daily, News Report, Jane Xiao, Posted: Dec 18, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO – Jenny Trac runs the newcomer program at Visitacion Valley Middle School...

After Multiple Suspensions, Fresno Student Hit Rock Bottom

Dec. 16, 2011 / By
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New America Media, Video, First Person: Amelia Garrido / Video: The kNOw Youth Media,Posted: Dec 13, 2011

When I began middle school, I thought school would be a breeze...

Cuts Could Reverse Gains in Attendance and Achievement

Dec. 16, 2011 / By
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NAM/ El Mensajero, News Report, Ricardo Ibarra, Posted: Dec 15, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO — The principal’s room at James Lick Middle School used to be an area students tried to avoid...

School Resource Officers are a Waste of Resources, Says New Report

Dec. 6, 2011 / By
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Published: November 15, 2011

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Having school resource officers (SROs) and other police in schools causes more harm than good...

What Teachers Don’t Get About ‘Low-Performing’ Students

Nov. 21, 2011 / By
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New America Media, Commentary, Yvette Jackson, Posted: Nov 20, 2011
All students should have the chance to be motivated to achieve in ways that are usually expected of those students labeled “gifted,” but that’s not the case...