• Advocates Push for Better Internet, More Opportunity for Kids

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – More than half of rural America doesn’t have broadband service, and often, little or no access to the Internet at all, so rural advocates are issuing a call to action. The National Rural Assembly said its highest priorities for small-town America...
  • Prop 55 Campaign Revs Up to Extend Taxes for School Funding

    Suzanne Potter California News Service OAKLAND, Calif. – The campaign promoting Proposition 55 is ramping up, with supporters taking to the phone banks, walking the precincts and holding campus events, including one that occurred on Tuesday September 27, 2016 at Laney College in Oakland. Prop 55 would keep the...
  • Students Named Finalists in Middle School STEM Competition

    SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (September 22, 2016) — The nation’s most prestigious middle school competition in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) — Broadcom MASTERS® — has named two students from Silicon Valley-based educational leader Stratford School among the program’s 30 finalists. Shreya Ramachandran of Fremont and Aalok Patwa of...
  • Governor signs bill co-sponsored by the SCCOE


    SAN JOSE, CA – Hundreds more children in Santa Clara County will have access to high-quality child care following the signing on September 24 of Assembly Bill 2368 by Governor Jerry Brown that will ease restrictions for low-income families. Authored by Assemblyman Rich Gordon, representing California’s 24thDistrict, and co-sponsored by the...
  • Kids’ Advocates Push Governor to Sign School Accountability Bill

    Suzanne Potter California News Service OAKLAND, Calif. – This week, more than 300 children’s advocacy groups signed a public letter urging Governor Jerry Brown to sign Assembly Bill 2548. The bill directs the state to adopt what the groups believe is a better grading system for schools, that focuses...
  • A+ ideas for supporting classroom learning

    BPT Proud parents across the country are watching their children head back to the classroom for another exciting school year. The knowledge they gain in class will help set them on a path to success. However, learning shouldn’t stop when the school bell rings at the end of the...
  • Estafas Afectando a los Estudiantes

    Better Business Bureau Los estudiantes a veces sienten invulnerables, pero son más susceptibles a las estafas de lo que piensan. Según una nueva investigación por Better Business Bureau (BBB), 80% de “Generación Y” piensan que las personas mayores de 65 años son más propensos a ser víctimas de estafas....
  • Top Scams Affecting Students

    Better Business Bureau Students sometimes feel invulnerable, but they’re more susceptible to scams than they think. According to new research by Better Business Bureau (BBB), 80% of millennials think those over 65 are more likely to be scam victims. In reality, young people are three times more likely than...
  • Parent Snack Hacks to Fight After-School Hunger

    BPT School days are long, and if your child participates in after-school activities, they’re even longer. Busy kids need plenty of fuel to keep their bodies and minds going. “Considering most kids get just 20 minutes to eat lunch, and some as early as 10:30 in the morning, after-school...
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