René Castro describes himself as “…an advocate, educator, mentor and community social work practitioner.” He’s currently Director of Community Engagement at Century Villages at Cabrillo on Long Beach’s west side. Castro has decades of experience working with governments, philanthropies and human service organizations to “…identify their goals and maximize social impact.” PalacioMagazine.com recently sat down…
Flint, Michigan’s superintendent is leading a comprehensive effort to mitigate the effects of lead on his students. Since alarmingly high levels of lead were found two years ago, the school district taken several measures to ensure the crisis wouldn’t stand in the way of their kids’ education. Special correspondent Kavitha Cardoza of Education Week reports.
Facing the huge global challenges we have to enable students to be globally responsible, innovative, empathetic human beings with the potential and courage to act, in relationship self to self, self to other human beings, self to our planet, used to take responsibility. For make that happen, education system change is a fundamental urgency. Margret…
In a stinging defeat for the Republican Party and President Trump, the Senate voted by a slim margin—49 to 51—against the repeal of the Affordable Care Act. As the bill was defeated, protesters outside the Capitol cheered and chanted “Yes, we did!” The loss was a stinging defeat for President Donald Trump and for Republicans…
Last Comic Standing winner Felipe Esparza talks about growing up poor.
Watch Laura as she shares funny adventures she had with her grandma.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic representatives discuss the failure of the Republicans’ “skinny repeal” of the Affordable Care Act in the Senate.
The U.S. military’s top commander said there won’t be any changes for transgender troops for now. That came a day after President Trump tweeted he’s reinstating the ban on transgender service members. Also, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham had sharp words for Mr. Trump over his public criticism of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Look, I think change is scary. I think there is no way around that. I think what is familiar is easier for people, and not everybody wants disruption and innovation and entrepreneurship; not everybody wants to have seven jobs. That sounds terrible to a lot of people. I think the idea, the sort of assumption…
Ten immigrants have died and 29 remain hospitalized in San Antonio, Texas, where dozens of undocumented immigrants were discovered packed in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer. The youngest victims were just 15 years old. When the group of migrants was discovered in a Wal-Mart parking lot in San Antonio, eight men were already dead….