Stories by Issue
As the People’s State of the City gears up this upcoming Thursday, VoiceWaves asked some of its youth what they thought were some of the biggest issues facing Long Beach youth right now...
This summary of Key Findings in sixteen new research studies, all presented in January 2013 at the “Closing the School Discipline Gap Conference,” describes the school discipline gap, contributing factors, and the benefits of reducing the disparities for students’ academic and life outcomes, and school safety...
Hundreds of students and parents showed up in support for the launch of the “Every Student Matters” (ESM) campaign this past weekend at Cesar Chavez Park...
March 30th marked a historic day for the Building Healthy Communities: Long Beach Youth Committee! They publicly launched the Every Student Matters Campaign!..
ACEsTooHigh, News Feature, Jane Ellen Stevens
Photo (above): Andre Griggs, after school program director, Le Grand High School
EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is an excerpt of the first of a series of articles about how schools in California are moving from a punitive to a supportive, compassionate approach to school discipline...
The Every Student Matters (ESM) campaign is the first student-led policy advocacy campaign being organized by the BHC Long Beach Youth Committee...
The Washington Informer, News Report, Dorothy Rowley
A highly-vocal and growing alliance of public education advocates have united to end what they describe as the discriminatory shuttering of schools in black and Latino neighborhoods...
New America Media, News Analysis, Andrew Lam, Posted: Feb 06, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO–“Dear Mr...
I didn’t really know what to expect when I met with other young people from Long Beach to go to the Dream Brave Summit...
When Long Beach City College was first established in the late 1960s, tuition was $60 per term...
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