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A report published September 2 finds that school culture can go a long way to reduce bullying. Researchers from nonprofit YouthTruth surveyed 200,000 K-12 students and find that victims of bullying are more likely to turn to adults at home rather than at school. The survey also finds less than half...
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Venkates Swaminathan CalMatters La primera vez que subí a un avión fue en un vuelo desde Delhi, India, hasta el Aeropuerto Internacional John F. Kennedy de Nueva York. Llegué a Estados Unidos como estudiante, primero a la Universidad de Illinois y, tras obtener mi maestría, a California, donde he...
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Venkates Swaminathan CalMatters The first time I got on a plane was for a flight from Delhi, India to JFK Airport in New York. I came to the United States as a student, first to the University of Illinois, and after earning my master’s degree, to California, where I’ve...
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Un proyecto de ley presentado en el Senado de los Estados Unidos garantizaría a todos los maestros de escuelas públicas en el país un salario mínimo de al menos $60,000 dólares al año. La Ley de Pago a Maestros, patrocinada por el senador independiente Bernie Sanders, de Vermont, también triplicaría...
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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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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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Adam Echelman CalMatters Mientras el presidente Donald Trump intensifica la aplicación de leyes migratorias, atacando a los inmigrantes en sitios de trabajo y esquinas de California, su administración está centrando su atención en los estudiantes adultos. En un memorando emitido a principios de este mes, el Departamento de Educación de EE....
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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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Es tiempo de volver a la escuela y hay mucho que hacer para que las familias se preparen para el año escolar que comienza, desde conseguir materiales escolares hasta inscribirse en programas extracurriculares. Asegurarse de que los niños tienen cubiertas sus necesidades de salud debe formar parte de esos...