poverty

  • Celebrando El Progreso En La Lucha Contra El Hambre En CA

    LOS ANGELES – Grupos de defensa contra la hambruna están levantando la voz en California, llevando la atención al continuo problema de inseguridad alimenticia y también al progreso reciente en ese frente. Este mes y el siguiente, familias en el programa Women, Infants and Children (WIC) recibirán un apoyo...
  • Celebrating Progress in the Fight Against Hunger in CA

    LOS ANGELES — Hunger-fighting advocacy groups are speaking out in California, drawing attention to the continuing problem of food insecurity, and also to recent progress on that front. This month and next, families on the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program will get a fruit and vegetable benefit of $35, which...
  • Rural CA Community Colleges Move to Combat Poverty, Digital Divide

    IMPERIAL VALLEY, Calif. — The pandemic has worsened problems facing rural community colleges, but also has led to more focus and funding to solve them, according to a new report. Researchers with the Association of Community College Trustees found the digital divide put students at a huge disadvantage for distance...
  • Colegios Comunitarios del área rural en CA se movilizan para combatir la pobreza y la división digital

    IMPERIAL VALLEY, Calif. — De acuerdo a un nuevo informe, la pandemia ha empeorado los problemas que enfrentan los colegios comunitarios rurales, pero también se ha llegado a un mayor enfoque y financiamiento. Los investigadores de la Asociación de Fideicomisos de Colegios Comunitarios encontraron que la brecha digital coloca a...
  • THIS ADVENT SEASON OVERFLOWS WITH THINGS TO DO AND KNOW

    During this Advent season we all have so much to get done and be thankful for this 2019 year. To me, continued support of EO and its staff is at the top of the list. Thank you all for making our continuing operations possible. Those EO readers who want...
  • 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...
  • MORE THOUGHTS ABOUT INCOME & WEALTH DISPARITIES

    Hilbert Morales EL OBSERVADOR Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard University room-mate was Chris Hughes. Hughes was raised in poverty in an Appalachian community by his middle-class parents who faithfully attended church each Sunday. Just by LUCK he ended up as Mark Zuckerberg’s room-mate with an opportunity to participate in the intellectual...
  • Report: Adjunct Faculty Living in Poverty

    Trimmel Gomes Public News Service TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – From skipping meals and having their utilities cut off to even delaying medical treatment, a survey of nearly 800 faculty members across Florida shows poverty is common among adjunct faculty at universities and colleges. The survey by the Service Employees International...
  • California Still Struggling with Nation’s Worst Poverty Rate

    Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Stubborn poverty continues to plague the Golden State, which maintains the worst poverty rate in the nation, with 14.3 percent of residents, and almost 20 percent of children, living below the federal poverty line. However, the new Census numbers on poverty...
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