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Low-Income Students Enrolled at Community Colleges, State Universities, Harvard, Cal Poly, UCLA San Jose, Calif. – Sunday Friends, “The Working Alternative to Charity” (www.sundayfriends.org), is seeing increasing numbers of the very low income students it serves off to college. Thanks to its programming for families and, specifically, its three-year-old...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Cientos de maestros y empleados de escuelas marchan hoy en Sacramento para manifestar su apoyo a la comunidad inmigrante de California, y su rechazo a los ataques de la administración Trump. La marcha y manifestación paso el día 31 de marzo, día...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Hundreds of educators are marched on Cesar Chavez Day – in Sacramento to show their solidarity with immigrants in California and to oppose the immigration and education policies of the Trump administration. The march and rally kick off the 75th annual...
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StatePoint April is Financial Literacy Month, an ideal time to think about the lessons your children are learning about money. Setting a good financial example is just the start. Parents should also actively engage children on the topic. These lessons can help put kids and teens on the right...
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Andrea Sears Public News Service Mass incarceration of African Americans has contributed significantly to the racial achievement gap in the nation’s schools, according to a recent report. The so-called war on drugs vastly expanded the U.S. prison population. But while African Americans are no more likely to sell or...
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Now in its second year, mentor-based preparation program combats hiring challenges EAST SAN JOSÉ, Calif. – While most schools across California are struggling to find enough teachers, an Alpha Public Schools initiative to get more highly effective educators leading San José classrooms, Project 408, more than doubled in size....
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Child Trends Each year, roughly 6 million students with disabilities, ages 6 to 21, receive services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Although special education is a source of critical services and supports for these students, students of color with disabilities still face a number of obstacles impeding...
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NAPSM Para muchos adultos, pasar el examen para obtener el diploma de equivalencia de la escuela secundaria, conocido como el test GED®, es el primer paso hacia un mejor empleo, un título universitario y un futuro más brillante. El año pasado, los adultos estadounidenses que tenían un diploma de...
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Anthony Cao is 1 of only 11 students in the world to have achieved this San Jose, CA – – Evergreen Valley High School, part of the East Side Union High School District, celebrates Anton Cao for earning perfect scores on his Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus BC Exam in...