Youth
World Cup Finals.
Fueled in part by young Latinos, the World Cup fever is catching up in the U.S. As the tournament gets into its final stage, commentators discuss the sudden surge of new viewers for Spanish-language networks in the U.S. and the controversial coverage by some TV commentators. Guests also talk about the highlights, hopes, suspense and […]
Immigration Edition.
President Obama is seeking support from Congress to expedite deportation of migrant children. Conservative protesters blocked three buses transporting detained immigrant families. Legal experts call on the White House to ensure due process and human treatment for detained child migrants. From Central America an expert discusses the crisis of violence experienced by some Central American […]
Extreme School Segregation.
Extreme School Segregation. As the nation marks the 60th anniversary of Brown v. BOE, a report by UCLA’s Civil Rights Project finds that the schools of New York are the most segregated in the nation, and the schools of California are the most segregated for Latino students. What are the educational problems that are associated […]
Immigration Edition.
This week’s marks the two anniversary of DACA, the program that defers deporting undocumented immigrants who arrived as children. Hundreds of thousands have yet to apply for the benefit. How can DACA reach them, especially those in rural areas? Analysts also comment on the role immigration played in the recent primary races of leading Republicans […]
Holiday Edition: Young Maestros.
Inspired by El Sistema, a Venezuela program that has changed the lives of thousands of poor kids in more than 35 years, a classical orchestra in a California farming town is touching children’s lives trough the power of music. Children from farmworking families in Salinas spend hours learning to play classical musical instruments and their […]
Campus Sexual Assaults.
One in five women is sexually assaulted while in college, most at the hands of someone they know. Few of those found responsible face tough punishment from the school. In response, the White House is launching a nationwide crackdown on sexual assault on college and university campuses and in schools, and support survivors. Are colleges […]
Long Term English Learners Crisis.
Advocates are sounding a wake-up call about the large numbers of English Learner students who, despite many years in school up to graduation age, are still not classified as English proficient – and thus also not getting the full academic curriculum and learning they need. English Learners in kindergarten have a 50/50 chance of becoming […]
School Discipline Reform.
Some of the school districts in California are getting extra money to change existing discipline codes and reduce students’ suspensions and expulsions. Schools are using funds under local control plans to improve supporting services for foster, low-income and immigrant kids. Experts talk about the alternatives school districts have when it comes to school discipline, how […]
Indigenous Woman Wins “Green Nobel”.
Ruth Buendía Mestoquiari, a young indigenous woman from Peru, was awarded the 2014 Goldman Prize. Buendía shares details about her life as a young girl, the loss of her father, the encounters with the Shining Light guerrilla and having to live apart from her mother. She states how her past led her to become one […]
Quest for Biliteracy.
More and more states are joining a movement passing laws to honor students’ bilingualism and biliteracy. In California, thousands of students have been awarded the State Seal of Biliteracy and now two school districts are being recognized for leading the way to ensure high school graduates are fluent in at least two languages. This program […]
Noticias
- Ta-Nehisi Coates: I Was Told Palestine Was Complicated. Visiting Revealed a Simple, Brutal Truth October 8, 2024
- "The Message": Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Power of Writing & Visiting Senegal, South Carolina, Palestine October 8, 2024
- Headlines for October 8, 2024 October 8, 2024
- Report from Beirut: Israel Intensifies Bombardment of Lebanon, Displacing 1.2 Million October 7, 2024
- Palestinian Poet Mosab Abu Toha: One Year After Oct. 7, U.S. Is Still Arming Israel's Slaughter in Gaza October 7, 2024
