By VoiceWaves Beat Reporter Michael Lozano If there is one group of students with the most to gain from staying in school, it is those
Category: Education
By VoiceWaves Beat Reporter Michael Lozano A little over a decade ago, Lily Eskelsen García began her education career as a lunch lady in her
Hmong parents and community members gathered to weigh in on how FUSD should spend new funding. By the end of the discussion, the message was clear: a lack of translation services for Hmong speakers is the greatest barrier to that community’s engagement the school district.
Over 100 parents, students and community members came out to Edison High School to make their voices heard in the debate over how Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) should allocate new state education dollars to local schools.
In September former secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano took over as president of the University of California. In an interview with New America Media, Napolitano says it was the promise of the California dream, that drew her to the state.