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Carolyn Jones CalMatters As lawmakers finalize a school facilities bond for the November ballot, some superintendents from low-income and small districts say the proposal leaves them with an all-too-familiar feeling: underfunded and overlooked. “Am I mad? Yeah, I am very mad,” said Gudiel Crosthwaite, superintendent of Lynwood Unified, in...
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Este verano se están implementando unidades móviles en comunidades rurales de California para ayudar a mantener a los niños interesados y combatir la pérdida de aprendizaje. La campaña “Make Summer Fair” de Save the Children, una organización sin fines de lucro, ofrece libros y recursos educativos en áreas donde...
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Mobile units are rolling out in rural California communities this summer to help keep kids engaged and combat learning loss. The nonprofit Save the Children’s “Make Summer Fair” campaign provides books and educational resources in areas where summer learning opportunities are limited. Lucero Chavez Ramirez, California state director for...
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Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services Según nuevos datos, una abrumadora mayoría de padres en Florida no está de acuerdo con sus legisladores sobre cómo educar a los niños. Con el falso pretexto de los “derechos de los padres”, los estudiantes de todo el estado están sujetos a interferencias políticas,...
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Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services An overwhelming majority of Florida adults, especially parents, disagree with their lawmakers about how kids should be educated, new data shows. “Under the false pretext of ‘parental rights,’ students across the state are being subjected to political interference whereby Tallahassee politicians decide what books...
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California ranks 37th out of 48 states for spending on K-12 education – according to a new report from Rutgers University, the University of Miami, and the nonprofit Albert Shanker Institute. The annual School Finance Indicators Database found that California is spending more than 14% less than it did before the...
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Defensores de la educación en California dicen sentirse aliviados después de que la enseñanza superior se haya librado de grandes recortes en la nueva propuesta presupuestaria del gobernador Gavin Newsom. La oficina del gobernador prevé un déficit presupuestario de $38 billones de dólares, que se resolverá mediante una combinación...
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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....
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If something characterizes the social experiment called The United States of America, it is the notion that education is the great antidote against inequity and inequality. It doesn’t matter if we come from humble or remote origins, or the color of our skin, education is our best opportunity for...