CALIFORNIA BILL WOULD CHANGE SUSPENSION POLICIES – Every day, California schools suspend nearly 3,900 students, mostly African American and Latino. Most of the suspensions are for minor behavior issues, but a high number of those students end up dropping out of school or landing in jail. To take on this serious problem, the California Assembly […]

CALLS FOR SHERIFF ARPAIO TO RESIGN – A federal judge declared Sheriff Joe Arpaio violated the Constitution by detaining Latinos based on racial profiling. The sheriff, considered by some the roughest in the United States, announced he will appeal. The decision also revived calls from Arizona groups demanding his immediate resignation. Valeria Fernández has more […]