June 22, 2020

Cuando la pandemia del coronavirus interrumpió la educación en todo el estado, y las clases se desplazaron al internet, muchos estudiantes adolescentes comenzaron a trabajar recogiendo fresas y otros cultivos. A los que abogan por su educación les preocupa que se estén quedando atrás.

In early March, before the pandemic closed the state Capitol to visitors, Esteban Núñez led former prisoners through the regal building where his father was once one of California’s most powerful politicians.   He exuded know-how, his shiny loafers clicking across marble floors as they moved toward an elevator. Down a hallway. Into the office of […]

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When the coronavirus pandemic interrupted education across the state, and classes shifted online, many teenage students  went to work picking strawberries or other crops. Advocates worry they're falling behind. 

The challenges of running meal programs for children during the COVID-19 pandemic means more kids will struggle with access to the nutritious meals.

There are signs that budgets and K-12 school reopening plans being shaped now may fail to recognize science as part of the academic core.

It would be horrific if our state budget cut back on the critical health and human service programs already in place for seniors and people with disabilities.

Southeastern Los Angeles County is a "corridor of corruption," in the words of Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon. The Legislaure is finally doing something about one example.