School Matters: Students' 'Core Needs' Not Being Met

New America Media, Interview, Carolyn Goossen, Feb 01, 2010

A leading researcher says low-income students have been hit the hardest by California's budget cuts, and that the much lauded, federal Race to the Top competition among school districts will do little to help students receive what they need most: a high quality public education.

New America Now: The Power of Women

New America Now, , Jan 29, 2010

New America Now presents A Woman's Special featuring the only female Prime Minister of Peru, a rare example of a woman completing a Torah, and the reality of emerging roles for Muslim women today.

Howard Zinn: The People's Historian

Big Think, , Howard Zinn, Jan 28, 2010

Howard Zinn, an historian who became part of U.S. history as a participant in civil rights and social justice movements, died Wednesday at 87, leaving behind a long legacy of writing and activism.

College Gender Gap Narrows . . . Except for Hispanics

Hispanic Business, News Report, Rob Kuznia, Jan 28, 2010

The perplexing college gender gap in which 57 percent of all U.S. undergraduates are women has, for the first time in years, failed to grow even wider, with one exception: Hispanic men continue to lose ground on Hispanic women, according to a new study

School Matters: California Must Raise Latino Student Achievement

New America Media, Commentary, Ted Lempert, Jan 22, 2010

The achievement gap hurts Latinos and is bad for California. With an economy increasingly reliant on an educated workforce, California’s inability to close the gap threatens the state’s future economic stability.

Class of 2011 Sweatshirts Cause Controversy

The Arab American News, Jan 19, 2010

Living the Education Gap as a San Jose Teacher

New America Media, Commentary, Illiana Perez, Dec 26, 2009

As a first year teacher at a San Jose public school, I am witnessing the life–altering impact of the education gap.

Georgia Law Cuts Free ESL Courses for Immigrants

Atlanta Latino, Judith Martínez, Dec 20, 2009

A Young Mom Struggles to Find a Preschool for her Autistic Son

New America Media, Commentary, Janet L., Dec 17, 2009

A young mother struggles to find a preschool that meets both the needs of her autistic son and his non-autistic brother.