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Los puntajes de las pruebas estandarizadas y las tasas de graduación de los estudiantes afroamericanos han estado muy por detrás de los de sus compañeros blancos y asiáticos. Durante décadas, los educadores y los legisladores han tratado de cerrar esa brecha de rendimiento, y una propuesta de financiamiento escolar en...
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Joe Hong CalMatters Black students’ standardized test scores and graduation rates have long trailed those of their white and Asian peers. For decades, educators and legislators have tried to close that achievement gap, and a school funding proposal in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new budget illustrates just how difficult it is...
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Pro-Palestinian advocates are speaking out to support student groups at the University of California-Berkeley Law School who voted not to host Zionist speakers, saying it is a matter of free speech. In August a group called Law Students for Justice in Palestine asked other student groups to pledge not to invite...
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East Side Union High School District announced this week an amendment to its policy for serving meals to students under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs for 2022-2023 school year. All students will be served lunch and breakfast at no charge at the following sites: Andrew P...
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En el momento en que Los republicanos de California se reunieron en Anaheim esta primavera, la atención se centró en los discursos de los candidatos y las batallas de respaldo mientras el partido intenta ganar su primera carrera estatal desde 2006. Pero una sesión de una hora de duración poco notada...
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When California Republicans gathered in Anaheim this spring, attention focused on candidate speeches and endorsement battles as the party tries to win its first statewide race since 2006. But a little-noticed, hour-long session in a small conference room at the Marriott could very well be more consequential for the state GOP...
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As children across the country get ready to head back to the classroom this fall, one important item that shouldn’t be forgotten from the to-do list is making sure they have health coverage. Studies have shown that academic performance and health insurance go hand in hand. Children who have...
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Una nueva encuesta de 28,000 estudiantes de último año de secundaria encontró que más de uno de cada cuatro cambió sus planes de vida durante la pandemia. En 2019, el 25 % de los estudiantes planeaba asistir a una universidad de dos años; ahora bajó al 19%. Jennifer Wilka,...
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A new survey of 28,000 high school seniors found more than one in four changed their life plans during the pandemic. In 2019, 25% of students planned to attend a two-year college; now down to 19%. Jennifer Wilka, executive director of YouthTruth, a nonprofit based in San Francisco specializing in surveying...