NAPS Improved student achievement and higher graduation rates are not as hard to achieve as one might think. They could become a reality with one simple policy: educational choice. Robust parental choice in education is an idea that has taken root in more communities in the U.S. than ever...

San Jose / CALIFORNIA As part of its commitment to support civic education and engagement, the Santa Clara County Office of Education is partnering with key community stakeholders to help students “learn, engage, and take action” to increase civic literacy. “When the focus shifted to high-stakes testing several years ago...

San Jose / CALIFORNIA Developer First Street Holdings, LLC has announced that construction has started on the $100-million, first phase of the relocation of Bay 101 Casino in North San Jose. The spectacular two-story, 68,000 sq. ft. venue for Bay 101 Casino will offer not only a wide variety of...

BPT Michael Snowden solo tenía 12 años y su hermana 16, cuando la madre de ambos comenzó a presentar síntomas de Alzheimer. Aunque transcurrieron siete años hasta recibir un diagnóstico definitivo, la necesidad de asumir la responsabilidad de cuidadores en plena adolescencia afectó profundamente sus vidas. “Muy pocas personas...

Palo Alto , CALIFORNIA At Palo Alto City Hall, Supervisor Joe Simitian, P.A.Mayor Pat Burt revealed a new effort to preserve Buena Vista Mobile Park, a low income home to about 400 individuals (who are mostly Hispanic service workers). A proposed partnership comprised of County of Santa Clara, City of...

Suzanne Potter / California News Service VENTURA, Calif. — California conservation advocates this week are traveling to Washington, D.C., to join a national push for passage of several wilderness protection bills. They are praising President Obama for declaring three new national monuments in the Southern California desert in February: Sand...

Racism, Bigotry, Homophobia and Cold Blooded Murder By Carlos Alejandro Budhabhatti, Project Manager, Immigrant Empowerment Foundation, Inc., No Vote- Many Voices Project San Jose / CA LIFORNIA On early Sunday Morning, at approximately 2:00am, at a nightclub, called The Pulse, in Orlando, Florida, lights flashed to signal “last call” for...

Legislative Hearing Today on Direct File Ballot Initiative Suzanne Potter / California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The practice of “direct file,” in which a prosecutor decides to file adult criminal charges against a youth, varies widely by county and disproportionately affects young people of color, according to a new...

By Raul Ray, Esq. A decision by the Supreme Court on President Obama’s  DAPA and Expanded DACA initiatives could be handed down as early  as next week.   The court’s current term, which started October 2015, will conclude at the end of  this month. If the court rules in...