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

May. 12, 2020 / By Yesenia Pacheco
Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, diary, Education, isolation, mental health, quarantine, School

This is what it’s like being a young college student in Long Beach right now.

‘I know nothing about adulting’; LBUSD is shifting focus to college courses over life learning

Nov. 27, 2018 / By Chantera Walton
Tags: classes, college, life skills, School

Long Beach high schools have been shifting focus to A through G requirements at what some students believe is the expense of learning basic life skills.

Long Beach Charity Organizers Hand Out 500 Backpacks To Kids in Need

Aug. 8, 2018 / By Cornelia Nicholson
Tags: backpack, Charity, donations, Education, School, students

Tito Rodriguez, also known as the “Hood Santa,” and Jose “Dire” Mercado, owner of 1897LB, came together once again for their third annual backpack giveaway.

College Stress: Are You Overworked?

Jan. 23, 2018 / By CSULB Enterprise Reporters
Tags: Cal State Long Beach, mental health, School, stress

From a scale between 1 and 10, how stressed are you?

The State of the City Through Youthful Eyes

Feb. 26, 2016 / By Rudy Cardoso-Peraza
Tags: safety, School, Youth

What's the most important issue affecting Long Beach youth and what could be done? Hear it from the youth themselves.

Roosevelt Elementary School March For Buses

Jun. 3, 2014 / By VoiceWaves
Tags: parents, School, students, transportation

When: Thursday, June 5, 2014 at 2:45pm

Where: Martin Luther King Park (1950 Lemon Ave., Long Beach, 90806)

What: Join parents, students and community members on their long walk home...

Dear Santa: What My School Needs This Xmas

Dec. 24, 2013 / By VoiceWaves
Tags: High School, Long Beach, School, schools, students

By VoiceWaves Guest Reporters Citlali Hernandez and Jocelyn Sanchez

[Ed.Note] VoiceWaves asked two Long Beach high school students to take a photo that depicts things or conditions at their school that they would like to see addressed and/or improved...

Teens Staying Up Later for TV & Internet May Suffer Long-Term Consequences

Dec. 20, 2013 / By Suzan Al-Shammari
Tags: Internet, Long Beach, School, teens

One of the biggest things it seems teens are known for is sleeping, so it might come as a surprise to many to find out that many teens are actually sleep-deprived...

Women Immigrants Face Higher Hurdles to College Success

Oct. 16, 2013 / By New America Media
Tags: Education, Immigrants, School, Women

New America Media / BabyCenter en Español, News Report, Erika Cebreros, Translated by Elena Shore

SAN FRANCISCO – Lourdes Alarcón is what higher-education experts call a “non-traditional student.”..

Confession of a Former Bully

Oct. 13, 2013 / By Coachella Unincorporated
Tags: Bullying, Education, School, Youth

KARLA MARTINEZ/Coachella Uninc

Editor’s Note: October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and in California this week Governor Jerry Brown will decide whether to sign into law Assembly Bill 256 (Garcia), a bill that would crackdown on students who torment others online and after school hours...