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New research details the major potential changes for the nation if President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs take effect. A Tax Foundation report found tariffs Trump implemented in his first term have kept prices “unreasonably high,” tariffs former President Joe Biden maintained. In an example, a report from the Urban...
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Malena Carollo CalMatters Entender la sopa de letras de los cargos que figuran en una factura eléctrica mensual es un desafío de por sí. Pero hay un costo sorprendente incluido en las facturas de los clientes que no tienen su propia partida. Una parte de cada pago va directamente...
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Malena Carollo CalMatters Making sense of the alphabet soup of charges on a monthly power bill is challenge enough. But there’s a surprising cost baked into customers’ bills that doesn’t have its own line item. A portion of each payment goes directly in the pockets of shareholders. Called a...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters In this politically charged era, there’s one thing both parties agree on: the benefits of high school career pathways. With strong bipartisan support, career and technical education programs are poised to be a centerpiece of education policy over the next few years — both federally and...
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Alrededor del 53% de los estudiantes de secundaria piensan que votar es importante, según una encuesta reciente de la organización sin fines de lucro Youth Truth. Los investigadores encuestaron a 115.000 estudiantes de secundaria estadounidenses, incluidos californianos, sobre el compromiso cívico y encontraron que el 60% cree que “ayudar...
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About 53% of high school students think voting is important, according to a recent survey from the nonprofit Youth Truth. Researchers polled 115,000 American high school students, including Californians, on civic engagement and found 60% believe “helping others is important,” but only 44% feel confident in their ability to...
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Adam Echelman CalMatters Muchos adultos en California se están perdiendo la ayuda financiera para la universidad y, durante años, el estado se negó a ayudar. La forma más popular de ayuda financiera federal, la beca Pell, proporciona a los estudiantes de bajos ingresos alrededor de 7,000 dólares al año,...
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Adam Echelman CalMatters Many adults in California are missing out on financial aid for college — and for years, the state declined to help. The most popular form of federal financial aid, the Pell grant, provides low-income students with around $7,000 a year— money that can go towards all...
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Jeannine Chiang Ethnic Media Services Echa un vistazo a la biblioteca de Burlingame High School, ubicada en el extremo norte de Silicon Valley, y encontrarás estudiantes haciendo tareas escolares en sus computadoras, hablando con amigos, jugando ajedrez o consultando con sus asesores universitarios y profesionales. Nadie está leyendo un...
New research details the major potential changes for the nation if President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs take effect. A Tax Foundation report found tariffs Trump implemented in his first term have kept prices “unreasonably high,” tariffs former President Joe Biden maintained. In an example, a report from the Urban...
Malena Carollo CalMatters Entender la sopa de letras de los cargos que figuran en una factura eléctrica mensual es un desafío de por sí. Pero hay un costo sorprendente incluido en las facturas de los clientes que no tienen su propia partida. Una parte de cada pago va directamente...
Malena Carollo CalMatters Making sense of the alphabet soup of charges on a monthly power bill is challenge enough. But there’s a surprising cost baked into customers’ bills that doesn’t have its own line item. A portion of each payment goes directly in the pockets of shareholders. Called a...
Carolyn Jones CalMatters In this politically charged era, there’s one thing both parties agree on: the benefits of high school career pathways. With strong bipartisan support, career and technical education programs are poised to be a centerpiece of education policy over the next few years — both federally and...
Alrededor del 53% de los estudiantes de secundaria piensan que votar es importante, según una encuesta reciente de la organización sin fines de lucro Youth Truth. Los investigadores encuestaron a 115.000 estudiantes de secundaria estadounidenses, incluidos californianos, sobre el compromiso cívico y encontraron que el 60% cree que “ayudar...
About 53% of high school students think voting is important, according to a recent survey from the nonprofit Youth Truth. Researchers polled 115,000 American high school students, including Californians, on civic engagement and found 60% believe “helping others is important,” but only 44% feel confident in their ability to...
Adam Echelman CalMatters Muchos adultos en California se están perdiendo la ayuda financiera para la universidad y, durante años, el estado se negó a ayudar. La forma más popular de ayuda financiera federal, la beca Pell, proporciona a los estudiantes de bajos ingresos alrededor de 7,000 dólares al año,...
Adam Echelman CalMatters Many adults in California are missing out on financial aid for college — and for years, the state declined to help. The most popular form of federal financial aid, the Pell grant, provides low-income students with around $7,000 a year— money that can go towards all...
Jeannine Chiang Ethnic Media Services Echa un vistazo a la biblioteca de Burlingame High School, ubicada en el extremo norte de Silicon Valley, y encontrarás estudiantes haciendo tareas escolares en sus computadoras, hablando con amigos, jugando ajedrez o consultando con sus asesores universitarios y profesionales. Nadie está leyendo un...