Archive for December, 2011
Building Healthy Communities: An Interview
VoiceWaves Youth Journalist Jesus Hernandez interviews Rene’ Castro of Building Healthy Communities Long Beach about the important project. You can find more information like this at their website: Healthy Communities “Building Healthy Communities Is a 10-year, $1 billion program of The California Endowment. 14 communities across the state are taking action to make where they [...]
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CLASSROOM
Gardner Academy, San Jose Unified School District “COMBO CLASSES” — THE BIGGEST PRICE STUDENTS PAY By Eliana Cespedes, La Oferta SAN JOSE, Calif. — Gardner Academy, an elementary school located west of San Jose’s downtown, serves nearly 600 students, most of whom are Latino and from low-income families. For these students, “combo classes” are becoming [...]
Standing for his Family
Evely Alvarado patiently waits in a food distribution line with her father, Ubaldo, who declined to be photographed. (Photo by Tony Aguilar) By Tony Aguilar and Brenda R. Rincon Coachella Unincorporated THERMAL, Calif. – Ubaldo Alvarado stands in the harsh wind, his five-year-old daughter Evely in one hand and an empty box in the [...]
Calif. Schools Lead the Way Preparing Next Generation of Workers: Latinos
December 22, 2011 | Filed under: Communities,Education,Immigration,Latest News,National,Poverty,West | Posted by:reporter Kathy Mulady | Equal Voice News In 2011, for the first time, more Latino students than white students applied for admission to California State University’s 23 campuses. The numbers reflect not only the state’s growing Latino population, but also the impact of early education programs that are paying [...]
