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A bill filed in the U.S. Senate would guarantee all public schoolteachers across the U.S. a minimum salary of at least $60,000 dollars a year. The Pay Teachers Act, sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., would also triple funding allocated to schools for children from low-income families to more than...
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Muchos de nosotros crecimos con el sueño de un título escolar, pero la vida a veces nos pone en caminos diferentes. Tal vez hubo que trabajar para ayudar en casa, cuidar a la familia o enfrentar barreras como el idioma. Y ese diploma de preparatoria o “high school” quedó...
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Durante muchos años la criminalidad ha sido compañera de quienes vivimos o trabajamos en el área metropolitana de Washington. Aunque varias zonas de la ciudad son ahora paraísos de una gentrificación que se ha extendido en los últimos 20 años, sabemos qué lugares no visitar de noche por su...
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Adam Echelman CalMatters As President Donald Trump ramps up immigration enforcement, targeting immigrants at workplaces and street corners across California, his administration is turning its attention to adult students. In a memo earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education said adult students without legal status must be banned from federally...
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It’s back to school time and there is so much for families to do to get ready for the school year ahead, from getting school supplies to signing up for after school programs. Making sure kids have health care needs covered should be a part of those preparations. Free...
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Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters Menos de un año después de que a los “Dreamers” se les permitió por primera vez inscribirse en el seguro de salud de Covered California, los inmigrantes indocumentados que fueron traídos a los EE. UU. cuando eran niños están a punto de perder su cobertura médica. En...
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Neptuno es el octavo planeta y el más distante del Sol en el sistema solar. Es ampliamente conocido por su vibrante color azul. Es considerado como un gigante de hielo, y el cuarto planeta más grande. Tiene 14 lunas conocidas, siendo Tritón la más grande y la más reconocida....
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Yue Stella Yu & Ben Christopher CalMatters In Santa Rosa, a mother of six children says she’s struggling to pay the rent following her husband’s deportation — but fears eviction if she even requests to move into a smaller place from her landlord. In Los Angeles, a Latino family sued their...
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It seemed like a nice enough day for a boat trip along the Chicago River. A bright pink, rented kayak in tow, local Cindy Juhasz took to the water with her husband and friend last year. It’s something they did often, but this time was different. “We were on the river...