Youth
Irma Threatens Florida. Also, States Sue Trump Over DACA. Also, Soil Not Oil.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 PROGRAM # 8149 12:00 PM PT Irma Threatens Florida. . Hurricane Irma hits Puerto Rico and Florida prepares, declaring a statewide emergency. As Florida residents rush to prepare, a farmworker leader shares advice on disaster plans for people living in the agricultural low lands and warns against price gouging on the eve […]
Trump Ends DACA.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 PROGRAM # 8147 12:00 PM PST. Trump Ends DACA. President Trump ends DACA, Jeff Sessions announces the decision, sparking widespread condemnation from various leaders of public opinion. The phase out of the popular program comes with a six month delay. In this edition, a top Catholic leader questions the current deportation policy, […]
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 PROGRAM # 8142 12:00 PM PST. Immigration Edition. As time runs out on a crucial deadline next week, there are growing fears the Trump administration may end DACA, while calls to continue the popular program grow in intensity. In Chicago, a mother of five US citizen children who chose to seek refuge […]
(Español) 1 de 7 alumnos de educación elemental en la ciudad de NY no tiene casa dónde vivir
(Español) Tienen más probabilidades de ser suspendidos o abandonados, más probabilidades de enfrentar retrasos en ser identificados como necesitados de servicios de educación especial y más proclives de necesitar servicios para ayudarles a aprender inglés.
Immigration Edition.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 15 PROGRAM # 8132 12:00 PM PST. Immigration Edition. Just days before the ultimatum issued by conservative states to end DACA, and on the fifth anniversary of the first applications for the program, immigrant youth and supporters march outside the White House urging protective action. Also, a civil rights advocate comments on the […]
Plans to Attack College Admissions.
MONDAY, AUGUST 7 PROGRAM # 8126 12:00 PM PST. Plans to Attack College Admissions. The Justice Department plans to investigate affirmative action policies in college admissions to determine whether those programs discriminate against students based on race. Civil rights advocates fear this will lead to lawsuits against universities for not admitting more white students over […]
Youth in Low-Income Community Get a Modern Skate Park
A group of young people from rural working-class families achieved their dream of getting a skate park, which now opened after two years of fundraising and lobbying efforts. The modern skate park is now the centerpiece of a new sports and recreation center for young people in Arvin, a farm working town of California’s Central Valley.
Restoring Bilingual Education.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 PROGRAM # 8124 12:00 PM PT Restoring Bilingual Education. California is allocating new funds to train bilingual teachers to address the shortage of bilingual educators and the state Department of Education has announced a new language policy to help expand bilingual instruction, as part of Proposition 58, the new law approved by […]
Kern: Student Expulsions, Sanctuary Fight.
THURSDAY, JULY 27 PROGRAM # 8119 12:00 PM PT Kern: Student Expulsions, Sanctuary Fight. California’s Kern County high schools agreed to settle a discrimination lawsuit which claimed that Latino and Black students are expelled at rates significantly higher than the other students. Advocates discuss this development, and comment on a report showing close ties between […]
Oregon’s Health for All Kids. Also, Battle Over Single-Payer Healthcare.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26 PROGRAM # 8118 12:00 PM PST. Oregon’s Health for All Kids. Oregon is about to have health care for all children. Under a plan passed by the legislature and championed by Gov. Kate Brown, health insurance will be extended to undocumented children under the state’s version of Medicaid. A co-sponsoring legislator, who […]
Noticias
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- "A Great Day for Justice": Palestinian Lawyer Raji Sourani on ICC Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu & Gallant November 22, 2024
- "A Great Swindle": Activists Slam Draft Climate Plan Reducing How Much Rich Polluting Countries Owe November 22, 2024
- "Trillions, Not Billions": Climate Activists Protest as COP29 Closes in on a "Bad Deal" November 22, 2024
