Despite State Subsidies, Class Sizes Begin to Rise Again in California Schools

California Watch/New America Media, News report, Louis Freedberg and Hugo Cabrera, Nov 20, 2009

Most of California's largest school districts are increasing class sizes in kindergarten through third grade, eroding the most expensive education reform in the state’s history. California Watch surveyed the 30 largest K-12 school districts in the state and found that many schools are pushing class sizes to 24 in some or all of the early grades.

For African-American Students, Class Size Matters

New America Media, News feature, Gail Berkley, Nov 20, 2009

As school districts across the state struggle to meet the challenges of providing a quality education with fewer resources during the economic downturn, state subsidized small class sizes--with 20 students to 1 teacher in grades K-3--are in jeopardy.

School Funding Cuts Put Education At Risk

The Arab Amercan News, News Report, Khalil AlHajal, Nov 18, 2009

Hundreds of parents, students and educators from throughout Michigan demand that legislators restore funding to school districts facing debilitating cuts following the state budget crisis.

Organizing to Keep UC a Public System

New America Media, , Liat Krawczyk, Nov 14, 2009

University of California students, faculty and workers are coming together in a struggle to save California's public higher-education system from budget cuts that are slashing enrollments, raising tuition and fees and jeopardizing the mission of the public system.

DREAMers: Taking the Reins of their Cause

America's Voice, Column, Maribel Hastings, Nov 12, 2009

The DREAM Act has been reintroduced in the current session of Congress. This is the second article in the series "Immigration Reform: Know the Players."

SCHOOL MATTERS: How African-American Males Can Succeed in School

New America Media, News Report, Cynthia E. Griffin, Nov 08, 2009

If qualifying indicators in academia are taken into the equation, which currently they are not, African American males may no longer find themselves at the bottom of the class, indicates a new study.

Colleges Fight to Get and Keep Black Males

NNPA, News Report, Eboni Farmer, Nov 05, 2009

Since 1990 Black women have increased their four-year college graduation rate by 14 percentage points, now standing at 48 percent. For Black men, there was a nine-percentage point gain during a 17-year period, and their graduation rate is now 37 percent.

ACLU Report Says Guidelines Needed for Police in Schools

San Francisco Bayview, News Report, Will Matthews, Nov 03, 2009

Allowing police officers to patrol school campuses without specific guidelines outlining their roles and responsibilities can create a harmful environment, according to a study by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Immigrant Children Lost in Education Reform

New America Media, Q&A, Carolyn Ji Jong Goossen, Oct 28, 2009

Ruby Takanishi, president and CEO of Foundation for Child Development, recently co-edited a new book titled, "Immigration, Diversity and Education," with Elena L. Grigorenko. She spoke with New America Media Education Editor Carolyn Ji Jong Goossen.