• Problemática migratoria será crucial en las próximas elecciones

    Por primera vez en muchos ciclos electorales, la problemática migratoria está emergiendo como el principal tema de preocupación en la mente de los votantes. Encuestas en las dos primeras etapas del calendario político electoral del 2024, las asambleas electorales de Iowa y las elecciones primarias de Nueva Hampshire confirmaron que la economía y los empleos quedaron desplazados...
  • El Mito de las Sirenas

    El mito de las sirenas ha sido muy popular desde hace milenios. Existen vestigios, pinturas y jeroglíficos de antiguas civilizaciones, que hacen alusión a la existencia de estos seres de carácter mitológico. Durante decenas de siglos, los navegantes europeos, consideraban al Océano Atlántico un mar lleno de muchos peligros,...
  • How Will 2024 Elections Affect Diaspora?

    Selen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services With 2024 being the biggest election year in history — as over 70 countries with over four billion people send citizens to the polls — the role of diaspora is more crucial than ever. At a Friday, January 12 Ethnic Media Services briefing, speakers...
  • State program to clear homeless encampments show signs of success, but housing remains elusive

    Marisa Kendall CalMatters For years, the Guadalupe River Trail — a winding path that snakes through the heart of downtown San Jose — had been home to hundreds of people living in tents and make-shift shacks. In recent months, many have vanished as part of a $750 million-push by...
  • Making the rainbow connection at Los Angeles’ LGBT Center

    When Lisa Chilton, 65, leaves her studio apartment, she often encounters several young people hanging out near the entrance of the five-story senior housing complex she has called home since 2021. Because Chilton knows most of her young acquaintances’ faces but not all of their names, she’s nicknamed them....
  • Why California community colleges are reluctant to spend more than $500 million in state money

    Adam Echelman CalMatters More than a year after California community colleges received $650 million in state COVID-19 relief money, schools have spent less than 20% of it. Colleges say they desperately need the money, but that they are reluctant to spend it because of ongoing uncertainty surrounding the state’s...
  • Higher education spared huge cuts in Gov. Newsom’s budget proposal

    Education advocates in California say they’re breathing a sigh of relief after higher ed was spared big cuts in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new budget proposal. The governor’s office projected a $38 billion budget deficit, which it said will be resolved through a mix of reserve funds and budget trimming. “Gov....
  • Making math matter to America’s high school students

    Of all the classes taught in school, many students say math is the hardest and their least favorite subject, but many jobs require math and experts are evaluating recent survey results to determine what could help change the paradigm. Elisha Arillaga Smith, math education and research fellow at Just...
  • Take Control of Your Blood Pressure

    Family Features What you eat and drink, as well as your activity level and habits, affect your heart and brain health and are essential for managing blood pressure, cholesterol and more. High blood pressure (readings consistently higher than 130/80 mm Hg) is a leading cause and controllable risk factor...
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