Stories by Issue
Long before students have even entered ninth grade, teachers are looking to detailed data to figure out which kids are most likely to drop out of high school...
As the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) begins to adopt the new education standards known as Common Core, it is being tested on how well it overcomes barriers to informing and involving parents in the effort to help students adapt and achieve...
Leadership Long Beach is a nonprofit organization celebrating its 25th anniversary. Every year, the organization recruits a group of leaders to educate and motivate them on issues important to the future of the city...
New America Media, Video, Peter Schurmann, Video by Jacob Simas
Ed. Note: In September former secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano took over as president of the University of California, the first-ever woman to hold that position...
Tasha Hunter, a substitute teacher and mother of three, stood calmly amidst the hundreds of students cheering and protesting for disciplinary reform at the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) administration building Tuesday afternoon...
New America Media, Commentary, Yrui Guan and Jimmie Fails
Ed. Note: Amid all the efforts to reform education, perhaps none promise as large of an impact as the growing use of technology in the classroom...
Every (other) Wednesday, Building Healthy Communities Long beach will be filling you in on the Revamp CA Ed Campaign...
New America Media, News Analysis, Nicole Hudley
What accounts for the achievement gap between minority and white students?..
New America Media, First Person, Stephen Fong and Yuri Guan
Ed. Note: As any parent can tell you, there’s no single blueprint for guaranteeing a child’s academic success...
New America Media, Commentary, Matt Amaral
Walking around a high school campus at this time of year you will notice the air floats a little lighter and the sun reflects off smiles a little brighter...
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