Posts Tagged as "schools"

Bringing Sex Abuse Education to Schools in Long Beach

Mar. 6, 2013 / By
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Proponents for sex-abuse education, including “Erin’s Law” sponsor Erin Merryn, came together to speak about the issue at the Long Beach Memorial Hospital last Friday...

Jordan High Waits For New Science Building

Feb. 16, 2013 / By
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By CSULB Senior Seminar Reporters Mitch Atkinson, Audrey La Benz, Grace Orozco, Eddie Perez, Shima Razipour and Daniel Van Hoosier

New America Media’s youth-led VoiceWaves has partnered with the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) to produce content for VoiceWaves.org...

National Alliance Calls for End to School Closures

Feb. 8, 2013 / By
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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...

Stranger Than Nonfiction–Author Andrew Lam Busts the Online Homework Racket

Feb. 7, 2013 / By
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New America Media, News Analysis, Andrew Lam, Posted: Feb 06, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO–“Dear Mr...

Seal of Biliteracy Now in Long Beach Schools

Jan. 1, 2013 / By
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Students across California have cheered about how a simple small seal can provide higher job opportunities...

VoiceWaves Youth Reporters React to NRA

Dec. 22, 2012 / By
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Friday, December 21, one week after the tragedy of Newtown, the National Rifle Association held an event where they offered their solutions to violence in our society...

The Newtown Tragedy – Is School Security the Answer?

Dec. 21, 2012 / By
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New America Media, Question & Answer, Anna Challet, Posted: Dec 19, 2012

Editor’s Note: The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut has renewed national conversations about school safety and gun control...

Think Outside the Box: Adalhi and Christian

Nov. 15, 2012 / By
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Just like you, I was born in a corrupt world and just like you, I didn’t choose the time nor the place or the problems before I came into this life...

Addressing Bullying Takes More Than a Month

Nov. 14, 2012 / By
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Every seven minutes an incident of bullying occurs somewhere in the world.

Bullying can cause children to miss school due to fear of being harassed and can even lead to suicides...

BHC Youth Conduct School Climate Surveys

Nov. 8, 2012 / By
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As part of its Every Student Matters campaign, the Building Heatlhy Community Long Beach Youth Committee has created a survey on school climate for Long Beach students...

Think Outside the Box: Jesus and Diana

Nov. 1, 2012 / By and
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By Jesus Almaraz

This chance to decide where this money will be spent it is a great honor...

LBCC Recording Program in Jeopardy

Oct. 16, 2012 / By
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By Betty Villalobos

As budget cuts threaten Long Beach City College academic programs, students in the music department link arms and stand ground against the menacing boulder heading directly towards the Recording Engineering and Record Producer programs...