Monthly Archives: April 2012

Health Reform Explained Video: “Health Reform Hits Main Street”

Apr. 20, 2012 / By
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From the Kaiser Family Foundation:

Health care reform explained in “Health Reform Hits Main Street.”
Confused about how the new health care reform law really works?..

When Did Immigrants Become the Enemy?

Apr. 20, 2012 / By
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New America Media, Commentary, Andrew Lam, Posted: Apr 20, 2012

Photo of Condoleeza Rice urging passage of immigration reform earlier this month provided coutesy of Duke University...

East Bay Parks Campaign Targets Local Youth

Apr. 20, 2012 / By
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From the Richmond Pulse

News Report, Peter Schurmann

California, and the Bay Area in particular, is blessed with some truly magnificent natural treasures...

Students Express Concern with Proposed Pell Grant Cuts

Apr. 19, 2012 / By
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By Tony Aguilar
Coachella Unincorporated

Federal Financial Aid for many college students stands on the brink of annihilation if the newly proposed Republican budget passes in Congress.

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Youth Journalist Writes National Education Blog

Apr. 18, 2012 / By
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VoiceWaves Youth Journalist, John Oliver Santiago, is one of  three fellows from Long Beach with New America Media’s Youth Education Fellowship...

African-American Elder Plays Key Role in Violence Prevention Efforts

Apr. 17, 2012 / By
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From The Richmond Pulse http://richmondpulse.org/african-american-elder-plays-key-role-in-violence-prevention-efforts/

Profile, Monica Quesada

Bennie Singleton quietly entered the church, Richmond’s Garden of Peace Ministries, looking for other “night-walkers.”..

One Elder’s Path From Online Games to Health Gains

Apr. 17, 2012 / By
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St. Louis American/New America Media, News Feature, Rebecca S. Rivas, Posted: Apr 17, 2012
Photo: Jerry King, 77, started using the “lifeline” of the Internet to research medical questions in 1999 after her husband was diagnosed with colon cancer...

Arvin Students Compete For Counselors Time

Apr. 15, 2012 / By
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Courtesy of WikiCommons

 

By Stephanie Espinoza

Cynthia Gomez, 15, is a sophomore at Arvin High School in south Kern County...

An Advocate Blooms in the Desert

Apr. 15, 2012 / By
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Posted by Coachella Unincorporated

Click to view Alejandra Alarcon’s audio slideshow, first published in Vida en el Valle on April 10, 2012...

Partnership for Community Journalism

Apr. 14, 2012 / By
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VoiceWaves and California State University Long Beach Journalism Department have partnered on a community journalism project...

Beautifying the Community with Art

Apr. 13, 2012 / By
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By CLARA BRUNO/South Kern Sol

LAMONT–With paintbrushes in hand the Dolores Huerta Foundation Youth Group has done it yet again...

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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