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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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Many of us grew up dreaming of a high school diploma, but life sometimes throws us off course. Maybe you had to work to help out at home, take care of your family, or faced other hardships like language barriers. And that high school diploma was left in the...
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Muchos de nosotros crecimos con el sueño de un título escolar, pero la vida a veces nos pone en caminos diferentes. Tal vez hubo que trabajar para ayudar en casa, cuidar a la familia o enfrentar barreras como el idioma. Y ese diploma de preparatoria o “high school” quedó...
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Durante muchos años la criminalidad ha sido compañera de quienes vivimos o trabajamos en el área metropolitana de Washington. Aunque varias zonas de la ciudad son ahora paraísos de una gentrificación que se ha extendido en los últimos 20 años, sabemos qué lugares no visitar de noche por su...
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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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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...