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Suzanne Potter California News Service LOS ANGELES – Groups that advocate for children in California are pressing state lawmakers to fully fund Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget requests to expand access to early learning. Newsom is proposing to expand pre-kindergarten programs to all low-income 4-year-olds in the state within three years. Kim...
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Andrea Sears Public News Service – PA PHILADELPHIA – Education advocates are condemning a Federal Commission on School Safety report that recommends ending Obama-era policies against discriminatory discipline practices in schools. Studies have shown that black and brown students are punished more frequently and more harshly than are their white peers...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California’s children and young adults could benefit from a “Pro-Kid Agenda” during the new administration of Gov. Gavin Newsom, according to a new report just out from the nonprofit group Children Now. The agenda lays out steps the state could take to...
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose-area Allstate agency owners recently joined over 200 Allstate volunteers across seven states to secure $193,000 in Allstate Foundation Helping Hands® grants to benefit 21 schools and youth groups, including a $7,000 grant for Anderson Elementary School. Allstate volunteers mobilized people in communities around the...
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SCCOE SAN JOSE, CA – Last week, Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) received an official Seal of Alignment from the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) for the Professional Innovations Pathways program. “This certification is granted to programs that support best practices for digital age teaching...
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BPT If you’re a parent, you bring your kids to their annual checkups, get their teeth cleaned twice a year and help them eat well and get enough sleep. You do this to keep them physically healthy, but what about their mental health? For parents, it can sometimes seem...
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SCCOE SAN JOSE, CA – On Thursday December 6, the California Department of Education released the 2018 edition of the California School Dashboard. The California Dashboard allows users to measure local schools and districts across a number of indicators. The 2018 Dashboard includes more user-friendly tools and accessible data. In...
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WVMCCD Saratoga, CA― On November 6, 2018, more than 80,000 citizens residing within the West Valley-Mission Community College District (WVMCCD) expressed their support for local community colleges by casting votes in favor of Measure W. This bond measure (which will update educational facilities and technology at Mission College...
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BPT If you’re a parent, you bring your kids to their annual checkups, get their teeth cleaned twice a year and help them eat well and get enough sleep. You do this to keep them physically healthy, but what about their mental health? For parents, it can sometimes seem...