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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Supporters of public education say they’re thrilled that voters passed both Propositions 55 and 58 by overwhelming margins. Prop 55 extended a tax on the wealthy for 12 years in order to send about $8 billion to public education annually, while...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service IRVINE, Calif. – La campana para aprobar la Propuesta 55 fue definiendo esta semana su postura en los Campus de todo California, con manifestaciones ayer en U-C Irvine y en la escuela Back Bay en Costa Mesa – y dos mas en Santa Cruz...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service IRVINE, Calif. – The campaign to pass Proposition 55 took a stand on campuses across California this week, with rallies on Monday at UC Irvine and Back Bay High School in Costa Mesa, and two more in Santa Cruz on Wednesday and Riverside on...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – More than half of rural America doesn’t have broadband service, and often, little or no access to the Internet at all, so rural advocates are issuing a call to action. The National Rural Assembly said its highest priorities for small-town America...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service OAKLAND, Calif. – The campaign promoting Proposition 55 is ramping up, with supporters taking to the phone banks, walking the precincts and holding campus events, including one that occurred on Tuesday September 27, 2016 at Laney College in Oakland. Prop 55 would keep the...
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (September 22, 2016) — The nation’s most prestigious middle school competition in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) — Broadcom MASTERS® — has named two students from Silicon Valley-based educational leader Stratford School among the program’s 30 finalists. Shreya Ramachandran of Fremont and Aalok Patwa of...
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SAN JOSE, CA – Hundreds more children in Santa Clara County will have access to high-quality child care following the signing on September 24 of Assembly Bill 2368 by Governor Jerry Brown that will ease restrictions for low-income families. Authored by Assemblyman Rich Gordon, representing California’s 24thDistrict, and co-sponsored by the...
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BPT Proud parents across the country are watching their children head back to the classroom for another exciting school year. The knowledge they gain in class will help set them on a path to success. However, learning shouldn’t stop when the school bell rings at the end of the...
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Better Business Bureau Students sometimes feel invulnerable, but they’re more susceptible to scams than they think. According to new research by Better Business Bureau (BBB), 80% of millennials think those over 65 are more likely to be scam victims. In reality, young people are three times more likely than...