escuelas

  • Grupo Presiona al Congreso para Fondear Programa para la Diversidad en la Enseñanza

    RICHMOND, Va. — Una coalición de educadores y oficiales presiona al Congreso para fondear la iniciatdiva H.R. 4288, en favor de entrenar más maestros en Colegios y Universidades Históricamente Negras (“Historically Black Colleges and Universities”, HBCUs). Persiste una brecha en Virginia, entre la cantidad de estudiantes de color, y maestros...
  • Group Presses Congress to Fund Program for Diversity in Teaching

    RICHMOND, Va. — As protests against systemic racism continue across the country, a group of educators and officials is urging Congress to pass a bill to bring more diversity into the teaching workforce. The Augustus Hawkins grant program supports educator training at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Desiree Carver-Thomas, a researcher...
  • Las escuelas y las familias de CA reciben ayuda para afrontar la pandemia

    SACRAMENTO, California – Antes de la pandemia, uno de cada cinco niños en California vivía con hambre. Ahora, es uno de cada cuatro, por lo que la compañía de medios Discovery, Inc. se está asociando con organizaciones sin fines de lucro para alimentar a millones de niños y asegurarse...
  • CA Schools, Families Get Help Coping in Pandemic

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Before the pandemic, one in five children in California lived with hunger. Now, it’s one in four, so the media company Discovery, Inc. is partnering with nonprofits to feed millions of kids and make sure their basic needs are met. Alexa Verveer, executive vice president of...
  • COVID-19: ¿Cómo regresar a la escuela en medio de la pandemia?

    Jenny Manrique Ethnic Media Services En East Orosi, una comunidad de unas 200 familias en el valle central de California, los niños llevan 10 años pensando que el agua viene naturalmente de una botella. Allí dependen de la repartición del preciado líquido embotellado para bañarse, cocinar y otros usos...
  • COVID-19: How to return to school in the midst of the pandemic?

    Jenny Manrique Ethnic Media Services In East Orosi, a community of about 200 families in the Central Valley of California, children have been thinking for 10 years that water comes naturally from a bottle. There they depend on the distribution of the precious bottled liquid for bathing, cooking and...
  • Hablando con los estudiantes sobre el racismo sistémico

    PIERRE, S.D. – El asesinato de George Floyd por parte de un oficial de policía en Minneapolis amplificó los llamamientos para que los blancos hablen abiertamente sobre el racismo sistémico. Esas llamadas incluyen adultos que tienen conversaciones con niños en edad escolar. Los manifestantes que demandan justicia racial dicen...
  • Talking to Students About Systemic Racism

    PIERRE, S.D. — The killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis has amplified calls for white people to openly discuss systemic racism. Those calls include adults having talks with school-age children. Protesters demanding racial justice say providing children with a better understanding of the history behind...
  • Report: CA Teacher Shortage Persists, Hits High-Poverty Schools Hardest

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In California and across the nation, districts are struggling to hire enough teachers. And the shortage is getting worse, according to a new report. There remains a supply gap of about 110,000 teachers nationwide as of last school year, primarily because more teachers are quitting or...
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