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A sign at Poly High School welcomes students back and says in-person instruction will continue until June 16.

LBUSD schools with more students of color had less students return to in-person learning

May. 24, 2021 / By
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Less students at schools with higher student of color populations returned to in-person learning for the close of this school year. Students discuss why they are or aren't returning.
A woman sits in front of a computer with her face pressed into her hands. Letter grades F, B minus, C, and D plus float around her.

CSULB students upset by proposed change to current grading policy

Mar. 19, 2021 / By
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The proposed change could lead to the integration of pluses and minuses into grades, impacting GPAs and decisions based on them like academic probation and financial aid.
A graphic shows a student seated at a desk, with their hands on their head, as if struggling to concentrate. Around them are numerous children and adults, implying the student is in a crowded room.

Children’s education in Long Beach, nationwide may suffer in crowded living

Sep. 23, 2020 / By
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Cramped homes often disrupt learning and can lead to lower graduation rates, studies show.

Jun. 8, 2020

Online, ELL students don’t have the peer support they once had. The district has resources (in-home visits, homework helpline) but students don’t know about them. Internet connection and technology literacy pose barriers

Amid COVID-19, How do English Learners Learn from Home?

May. 12, 2020

Long Beach Youth Shares Her Isolation Diary, “My Descent Into Sadness.”

Apr. 1, 2020

Youth Reporter and poet Snigdha Barua shows how one can learn to speak “Benglish” and be both Bengali and American at LBUSD schools.

How I Overcame Language Barriers in Long Beach Unified – Student Narrative

Mar. 10, 2020

Racial Bias Trainings Help LBUSD Students and Teachers

Racial Bias Trainings to Help LBUSD Students and Teachers – Youth Commentary

Mar. 6, 2020

Missing Herstory - A critique of school textbooks Deck: If represented at all in history books, women are likely presented to young minds as promiscuous, overspending, and troublesome.

Op-Ed: Missing Herstory – A critique of school textbooks

Mar. 2, 2020

The stigma against liberal arts is counterproductive and just plain wrong – Youth Commentary