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  • Prop 55 Campaign Revs Up to Extend Taxes for School Funding

    10/07/2016
    Suzanne Potter California News Service OAKLAND, Calif. – The campaign promoting Proposition 55 is ramping up, with supporters taking to the phone banks, walking the precincts and holding campus events, including one that occurred on Tuesday September 27, 2016 at Laney College in Oakland. Prop 55 would keep the...

  • What To Do When Kids Come Home ‘Hangry’

    09/23/2016
    NAPS Good news for many parents who wonder what to do when the kids come home from school ravenous and dinner is hours away: According to the experts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), it’s perfectly fine to let them have a snack when hunger strikes between meals....

  • Kids’ Advocates Push Governor to Sign School Accountability Bill

    09/16/2016
    Suzanne Potter California News Service OAKLAND, Calif. – This week, more than 300 children’s advocacy groups signed a public letter urging Governor Jerry Brown to sign Assembly Bill 2548. The bill directs the state to adopt what the groups believe is a better grading system for schools, that focuses...

  • A New Focus

    04/07/2016
    The Nation’s Most Diverse State Understands the Value of Education and Literacy for All; San Jose Collaborative Works to Meet a Growing Need San Jose / CALIFORNIA The California State Senate proclaimed April 3 to 9 as “Adult Education Week,” at a time when significant program changes are already underway....
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