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  • Survey: Students Want More Diverse, Inclusive Curriculum

    While controversy rages on about the College Board’s Advanced Placement African American Studies course, Black students in a new survey say they want a more inclusive curriculum. In the survey by YouthTruth, Black students said they feel learning about Black American or African history can be a guiding factor...
  • More than a million undocumented immigrants gained driver’s licenses in California

    Wendy Fry CalMatters On a recent night, by the Miramar Reservoir in San Diego County, a man named Erwin sat at a picnic table scrolling through dozens of texts from his wife. He read aloud her warnings about police patrolling a road near their home. “‘There’s a lot of...
  • Medi-Cal will keep more insurance plans after pushback

    In a significant course change, the California Department of Health Care Services announced that it has negotiated with five commercial health plans to provide Medi-Cal services in 2024, scratching a two-year-long bidding process for the coveted state contracts. This upends the state’s previous plans of awarding contracts to only...
  • More street medicine teams tackle the homeless health care crisis

    Kristen Hwang CalMatters Living on the streets of California is a deadly affair. The life expectancy of an unsheltered person is 50, according to national estimates, nearly 30 years less than that of the average Californian. As homelessness spirals out of control throughout the state, so too do deaths on the street, but...
  • La campaña de reelección de Gavin Newsom parece más candidatura a la presidencia

    Alexei Koseff CalMatters La perspectiva de una eventual campaña presidencial ha seguido a Gavin Newsom como una sombra durante décadas, incluso antes de que se convirtiera en político. En su anuario de último año en la Universidad de Santa Clara en 1989, su familia publicó un mensaje de felicitación...
  • Gavin Newsom’s reelection campaign looks more like a run for president

    Alexei Koseff CalMatters The prospect of an eventual presidential campaign has trailed Gavin Newsom like a shadow for decades — even before he ever became a politician. In his senior yearbook at Santa Clara University in 1989, his family published a congratulatory message with an eye to the White House: “Gavinsy by George...
  • ¿Quieres Internet gratis? Ahora es más accesible que nunca.

    En los últimos años, Estados Unidos ha logrado avances significativos en la expansión del acceso a Internet de alta velocidad. Durante la crisis de COVID-19, se implementó ayuda de emergencia para los estadounidenses que necesitaban mantenerse conectados desde sus casas. En los dos últimos años, mediante la Ley Bipartidista...
  • Want free internet? It’s more accessible than ever.

    In the past few years, the United States has made significant progress in expanding access to high-speed internet. During the COVID-19 crisis, emergency relief rolled out for Americans who needed to stay connected from home. In the last two years, through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)...
  • Experto: La educación cívica es más necesaria ahora que nunca

    Durante el fin de semana, las comunidades de Iowa celebraron el 21º aniversario de los ataques del 11 de septiembre. Desde esos eventos históricos, la tensión política se ha intensificado, y algunos dicen que poner más énfasis en la educación cívica podría volver a enfocar el debate respetuoso e...
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