Posts Tagged as "Education"

Join BHC AmeriCorps!

May. 9, 2012 / By
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Get involved in your community, build your resume, engage youth and have fun!

Building Healthy Communities: Long Beach is recruiting 10 AmeriCorps members to serve as mentors within local school sites and after-school programs. ..

CAHSEE: More Than An Exit Exam

May. 7, 2012 / By
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By Sharee Lopez, May 5, 2012

Sharee Lopez is a fellow with New America Media’s Youth Education Fellowship...

SERIES: Four Voices, One Dream

May. 7, 2012 / By
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Compiled by MIROSLAVA DELEON

Ed. Note: In October 2011, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB-131, the second part of the California Dream Act...

Expediting Graduation by Cutting Arts and Language

May. 4, 2012 / By
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By Stephanie Espinoza, May 4, 2012 4:24 PM

Stephanie Espinoza is a fellow with New America Media’s Youth Education Fellowship...

For Minority Kids, Preschool Narrows Education Gap

May. 3, 2012 / By
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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...

The Return of Art Program in Schools

Apr. 29, 2012 / By
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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...

“Everything is Possible through Education”

Apr. 25, 2012 / By
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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...

Free Public College: Is it Possible?

Apr. 23, 2012 / By
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Stephanie Minasian is 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...

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...

Arvin Students Compete For Counselors Time

Apr. 15, 2012 / By
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By Stephanie Espinoza

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

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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Survival Skills for Today’s Community College Student

Apr. 9, 2012 / By
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Campaign for College Opportunity, Profile, Diane Wai, Posted: Apr 08, 2012

Editor’s Note: With shrinking funds for higher education due to budget cuts, students are facing an increasingly hostile environment on campus...