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Hate crimes and hate-related incidents have been on the rise in recent years, prompting fear and anger across communities. But according to experts and civil rights advocates more public engagement — not increased policing — is key to addressing the issue. And, they say, raising public awareness is a...
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If you close your eyes and think of the classic Disney movie The Lion King, you might hear the drums, see the animals packs gathering to watch the lion cub Simba being lifted into the sky by Rafiki, or hear Timon and Pumba sing about friendship. It’s iconic. The...
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It all started with Democrat Bill Clinton more than a quarter of a century ago. The idea was deceptively simple: Raise sections of wall on the US-Mexico border to close off access to undocumented immigrants, human smugglers and drug traffickers in the border cities of El Paso and San...
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Los nuevos datos educativos de California ayudan a contar una vieja historia: las escuelas con índices más altos de estudiantes de bajos ingresos tienen más maestros poco calificados. Un análisis de CalMatters de los datos de acreditación de maestros publicados este mes por el Departamento de Educación de California...
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New California education data helps tell an old story: Schools with higher rates of low-income students have more underqualified teachers. A CalMatters analysis of teacher credentialing data released this month by the California Department of Education found this correlation statewide as well as within districts. The state’s data from...
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The languid season of summer is underway, beckoning with promises of late-night bonfires at the beach, ephemeral romances, and lounging by the pool with a cold bevvy at hand. But some parents may wonder whether it is safe to let their kids jump back into the water, especially with...
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During the annual meeting of UnidosUS, one of the largest advocacy groups for Latinos, First Lady Jill Biden wanted to flatter Hispanics: “The diversity of this community, as different as the bodegas in the Bronx, as beautiful as the Miami flowers and as unique as the breakfast tacos here...
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En el tercer año de la pandemia de COVID-19, continúan los aumentos repentinos de casos en partes de los Estados Unidos. Muchos de estos casos pueden ocurrir cuando las personas contraen el virus en sus comunidades y lo llevan a sus casas, donde el virus puede propagarse a otros...
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In the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, there continue to be surges in cases in parts of the United States. Many of these cases may occur when people catch the virus in their communities, and bring it home, where it can spread to other members of their household....
Hate crimes and hate-related incidents have been on the rise in recent years, prompting fear and anger across communities. But according to experts and civil rights advocates more public engagement — not increased policing — is key to addressing the issue. And, they say, raising public awareness is a...
If you close your eyes and think of the classic Disney movie The Lion King, you might hear the drums, see the animals packs gathering to watch the lion cub Simba being lifted into the sky by Rafiki, or hear Timon and Pumba sing about friendship. It’s iconic. The...
It all started with Democrat Bill Clinton more than a quarter of a century ago. The idea was deceptively simple: Raise sections of wall on the US-Mexico border to close off access to undocumented immigrants, human smugglers and drug traffickers in the border cities of El Paso and San...
Los nuevos datos educativos de California ayudan a contar una vieja historia: las escuelas con índices más altos de estudiantes de bajos ingresos tienen más maestros poco calificados. Un análisis de CalMatters de los datos de acreditación de maestros publicados este mes por el Departamento de Educación de California...
New California education data helps tell an old story: Schools with higher rates of low-income students have more underqualified teachers. A CalMatters analysis of teacher credentialing data released this month by the California Department of Education found this correlation statewide as well as within districts. The state’s data from...
The languid season of summer is underway, beckoning with promises of late-night bonfires at the beach, ephemeral romances, and lounging by the pool with a cold bevvy at hand. But some parents may wonder whether it is safe to let their kids jump back into the water, especially with...
During the annual meeting of UnidosUS, one of the largest advocacy groups for Latinos, First Lady Jill Biden wanted to flatter Hispanics: “The diversity of this community, as different as the bodegas in the Bronx, as beautiful as the Miami flowers and as unique as the breakfast tacos here...
En el tercer año de la pandemia de COVID-19, continúan los aumentos repentinos de casos en partes de los Estados Unidos. Muchos de estos casos pueden ocurrir cuando las personas contraen el virus en sus comunidades y lo llevan a sus casas, donde el virus puede propagarse a otros...
In the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, there continue to be surges in cases in parts of the United States. Many of these cases may occur when people catch the virus in their communities, and bring it home, where it can spread to other members of their household....