Why Aren’t They Graduating?

Feb. 12, 2012 / By South Kern Sol
Tags: California, Education, Graduation Rates, schools, Youth

by STEPHANIE ESPINOZA/South Kern Sol

Parents from Greenfield, Arvin, Lamont and Weedpatch met with representatives from The California Endowment, Community Asset Development Re-defining Education (CADRE), and California Rural Legal Assistance  (CRLA) on Jan...

What Teachers Don’t Get About ‘Low-Performing’ Students

Nov. 21, 2011 / By New America Media
Tags: Education, parents, schools, students, teachers

New America Media, Commentary, Yvette Jackson, Posted: Nov 20, 2011
All students should have the chance to be motivated to achieve in ways that are usually expected of those students labeled “gifted,” but that’s not the case...