By Patsy Mejia Recently, I had the distinct privilege to participate in a pilot program initiated by the Mexican consulate aimed at reconnecting university students with parents or grandparents of [...] Continue Reading
Education
Floyd Harris III: Southwest Fresno Student, Activist and Cheerleading Champion
By Hannah Brandt While most four-year-olds are preoccupied identifying barnyard animals, learning the alphabet and playing patty-cake, Floyd Harris III accompanied his father, Rev. Dr. Floyd [...] Continue Reading
First Social Justice Scholarship Presented
By Mike Rhodes The first Mike Rhodes Social Justice Scholarship of $1,000 was given to Esmeralda Serapio, who is a student at the San Joaquin College of Law. The scholarship was set up by Howard [...] Continue Reading
The Crushing Burden of Student Loan Debt
By Alexia Baca Morgan Americans have $1.5 trillion in student loan debt. This is is $620 billion more than total U.S. credit card debt. It is second only to mortgage debt in this country. The [...] Continue Reading
Introducing the Building a Better Early Care and Education System Act
By Doris Easley A loud call by family child-care providers from all over California for the right to collective bargaining was clear throughout the state as nearly 300 family child-care providers, [...] Continue Reading
Introducing the Building a Better Early Care and Education System Act
By Doris Easley A loud call by family child-care providers from all over California for the right to collective bargaining was clear throughout the state as nearly 300 family child-care providers, [...] Continue Reading
Six-Day Strike by LA Teachers Achieved Big Wins for Education
By Josh Kob The latest strike wave among public school educators reached California last month as the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) six-day strike against the Los Angeles Unified School [...] Continue Reading
Six-Day Strike by LA Teachers Achieved Big Wins for Education
By Josh Kob The latest strike wave among public school educators reached California last month as the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) six-day strike against the Los Angeles Unified School [...] Continue Reading
Taking Advantage of Opportunities
By Estefania Avalos Tranquillity High School is located in a small town, and few resources are available. However, most students who attend the school are taking online college courses through West [...] Continue Reading
Music and Progressive Politics to Share the Stage at Fulton 55
By Mike Rhodes This month, you are invited to combine your passion for great local music and progressive politics by going to Fulton 55 as we raise money for the Mike Rhodes Social Justice Scholarship [...] Continue Reading
Students Call on California Leaders to Address Racial Inequality in Schools on Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
By Saa’un Bell One hundred students and parents from Fresno and across the state marched on the state capitol urging lawmakers to make good on the promise of Brown v. Board of Education, on the 64th [...] Continue Reading