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A new study from the University of California-Merced found college financial aid in California fails to target the students considered dually disadvantaged; those from families who are both low-income and low-wealth. The families have low annual incomes and have few assets such as college savings accounts, investments or real estate, the...
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Un nuevo estudio de la Universidad de California en Merced revela que la ayuda financiera universitaria en California no se dirige a los estudiantes considerados “doblemente desfavorecidos”: aquellos de familias con bajos ingresos y bajos recursos. Estas familias tienen bajos ingresos anuales y pocos activos, como cuentas de ahorro para la...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters California’s K-12 students showed moderate progress academically last year, with some bright spots but otherwise plateauing after years of post-pandemic improvements, according to the new California School Dashboard released today. Chronic absenteeism, discipline rates and progress among English learners all remained mostly unchanged, with slight improvements....
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Las familias inmigrantes suelen encontrar esperanza en la educación de sus hijos, a pesar de las dificultades y la incertidumbre que conlleva la migración. En su libro Now We Are Here: Family Migration, Children’s Education, and Dreams for a Better Life (Ahora estamos aquí: migración familiar, educación infantil y...
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Immigrant families often find hope in their children’s education, despite the hardships and uncertainty that come with migration. In her book Now We Are Here: Family Migration, Children’s Education, and Dreams for a Better Life, Harvard scholar Gabriella Oliveira shows how parents view schooling as a “currency of love,”...
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Maestros del programa Head Start en California están denunciando el caos provocado no solo por el cierre del gobierno, sino también por los recortes a los programas de asistencia social. El acuerdo para poner fin al cierre solo garantiza la financiación del gobierno hasta el 30 de enero, por...
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Head Start teachers in California are speaking out about the chaos prompted not only by the government shutdown but by cuts to safety net programs. The agreement to end the shutdown only funds the government through Jan. 30, so federally funded programs like Head Start face significant uncertainty going...
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A new peer support program is helping California teens deal with a multitude of challenges post-COVID, from social media to a charged political climate, plus demands at home and school. The $8 million pilot program, funded by the state Department of Health Care Services, trains peer counselors to listen, recommend...
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Un nuevo programa de apoyo entre pares está ayudando a los adolescentes de California a lidiar con una multitud de desafíos posteriores al COVID, desde las redes sociales hasta un clima político tenso, además de las exigencias en el hogar y la escuela. El programa piloto de $8 millones de dólares, financiado por...
A new study from the University of California-Merced found college financial aid in California fails to target the students considered dually disadvantaged; those from families who are both low-income and low-wealth. The families have low annual incomes and have few assets such as college savings accounts, investments or real estate, the...
Un nuevo estudio de la Universidad de California en Merced revela que la ayuda financiera universitaria en California no se dirige a los estudiantes considerados “doblemente desfavorecidos”: aquellos de familias con bajos ingresos y bajos recursos. Estas familias tienen bajos ingresos anuales y pocos activos, como cuentas de ahorro para la...
Carolyn Jones CalMatters California’s K-12 students showed moderate progress academically last year, with some bright spots but otherwise plateauing after years of post-pandemic improvements, according to the new California School Dashboard released today. Chronic absenteeism, discipline rates and progress among English learners all remained mostly unchanged, with slight improvements....
Las familias inmigrantes suelen encontrar esperanza en la educación de sus hijos, a pesar de las dificultades y la incertidumbre que conlleva la migración. En su libro Now We Are Here: Family Migration, Children’s Education, and Dreams for a Better Life (Ahora estamos aquí: migración familiar, educación infantil y...
Immigrant families often find hope in their children’s education, despite the hardships and uncertainty that come with migration. In her book Now We Are Here: Family Migration, Children’s Education, and Dreams for a Better Life, Harvard scholar Gabriella Oliveira shows how parents view schooling as a “currency of love,”...
Maestros del programa Head Start en California están denunciando el caos provocado no solo por el cierre del gobierno, sino también por los recortes a los programas de asistencia social. El acuerdo para poner fin al cierre solo garantiza la financiación del gobierno hasta el 30 de enero, por...
Head Start teachers in California are speaking out about the chaos prompted not only by the government shutdown but by cuts to safety net programs. The agreement to end the shutdown only funds the government through Jan. 30, so federally funded programs like Head Start face significant uncertainty going...
A new peer support program is helping California teens deal with a multitude of challenges post-COVID, from social media to a charged political climate, plus demands at home and school. The $8 million pilot program, funded by the state Department of Health Care Services, trains peer counselors to listen, recommend...
Un nuevo programa de apoyo entre pares está ayudando a los adolescentes de California a lidiar con una multitud de desafíos posteriores al COVID, desde las redes sociales hasta un clima político tenso, además de las exigencias en el hogar y la escuela. El programa piloto de $8 millones de dólares, financiado por...