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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

Apr. 1, 2020 / By Snigdha Barua
Tags: Bangali, Bangladesh, Bengali, Bilingual, Education, ELL, ESL, Language, Language barriers, lbusd, Migration, schools

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

Racial Bias Trainings Help LBUSD Students and Teachers

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

Mar. 10, 2020 / By Snigdha Barua
Tags: bias, implicit, lbusd, race, schools, students, teachers

While an uncomfortable topic, implicit bias still looms in our nation and is especially visible in our schools.

Parents Continue Fight for High Needs Students in Long Beach

Mar. 5, 2019 / By Sarahi Apaez and Ceferino Martirez
Tags: Funding, lcff, schools

Long Beach parents organize hard! --- Did you know that community input on school funding is required by law? Check out what parents are doing about it!

ATTN: Long Beach Poly – Your Feminism Report Card Is In

Feb. 28, 2019 / By Briana Mendez-Padilla
Tags: dress codes, equality, feminism, schools, Women

We asked a few students and teachers how feminist their school is and here are the results.

Hey LBUSD Students, Summer’s Coming Soon But the ACs Aren’t

Jun. 9, 2017 / By CSULB Enterprise Reporters
Tags: heat, Measure, schools, summer

In the meantime, schools are finding other ways to cool off during the coming heat.

Bridging the Digital Divide in Schools

Apr. 28, 2017 / By CSULB Enterprise Reporters
Tags: Digital, Internet, schools, Technology

More than 30,000 Long Beach households don't have internet access. What does it mean for students in digitizing classrooms?

Bill Looks to Enact Suicide Prevention Policies in CA Schools

May. 6, 2016 / By Ben Novotny
Tags: reform, schools, suicide

Just a few months ago, I lost my uncle to suicide. Maybe I couldn’t save him, but a new bill on the horizon looks to save the lives of California students who may be contemplating the same fate.

How Peer Counseling Helped Me Feel Safe at School

May. 5, 2016 / By Reasmay Veasna
Tags: counseling, Education, long beach polytechnic, schools

A Long Beach Polytechnic High student recounts her troubles in school and how fellow classmates trained as peer counselors came to her aid.

Town Hall Hones in on School Culture & Fields School Board Candidates

Apr. 4, 2016 / By Rudy Cardoso-Peraza
Tags: election, lbusd, schools

Hundreds of students and parents gathered Saturday for a town hall and school board candidates’ forum to address the need to create a positive school culture.

This Is Not A Drill: An Account Of A School Shooting Scare In Long Beach

Jan. 12, 2016 / By Jessica Salgado
Tags: Guns, mass shootings, school shootings, schools

"To me, this experience was traumatizing and if real, could have had even longer-lasting effects to my personal well-being."

In Central LB, Low-Income Pre-K Students Continue To Fall Behind

Nov. 6, 2015 / By CSULB Enterprise Reporters
Tags: Education, schools, Youth

Low-income communities in Long Beach face an increasing need for better education for 3 and 4-year-olds but lack the proper workforce and childcare facilities, according to a recent study.

Twitter Chat On Why Belief & Connections Matter In Schools

Oct. 27, 2015 / By VoiceWaves
Tags: californians for justice, schools