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After Newtown, Teachers Are the New Heroes
New America Media, Comen, Andrew Lam , Dec 18, 2012
Long ago in my native homeland, Vietnam, I used to bow. As a grade school student, with arms folded, and eyes staring at my sandaled feet, I would mumble, “Thua thay!” – Greetings Teacher! – whenever I'd run into a teacher in the hallway or enter a classroom.
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Our Education Needs Are California's Needs
New America Media, Commentary, Jolene Rodriguez, May 11, 2010
tudents of color, low-income students and immigrant students make up 70% of California’s schools and will form the majority of high school dropouts. Jolene Rodriguez, a junior at a Long Beach high school, speaks up for students of color and worries about the future of California.
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Bill Would Ease Path of Community College Transfers
New America Media, News Report, Rupa Dev, May 07, 2010
California community college students who find themselves set back by increased fees, limited class availability, and variance in transfer requirements could soon get help from Sacramento.
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In Families Squeezed by Recession, Kids Show Effects
New America Media, News report/ , Vivian Po, May 01, 2010
Delores Cisneros and her family now share their small home with her sister and niece, after unemployment forced them to double up. The overcrowded conditions are taking a toll on the children and changing their behaviors--something their preschool is trying to remedy.
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Study Finds Sex Education Failing in California
New America Media, News report , Nadia Prupis, Apr 28, 2010
The 2004 California Comprehensive Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Act promised to reform sex education in California's high schools. But a recent survey of young Latinas
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Education is the Key in Afghanistan
New America Now,  , Sandip Roy, Apr 27, 2010
Budd Mackenzie, founder of Trust in Education, talks about why girls education is key in Afghanistan and the challenges in keeping girls in school.
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UC’s New Policy on Freshman Admission -- Moving in the Wrong Direction
New America Media, News Analysis, Henry Der, Ling Chi Wang, Vincent Pan, Apr 27, 2010
There is nothing fair about the new UC policy of freshman admission if it produces a less racially diverse group of students and their academic achievement is lower than those admitted under the current policy.
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