By Oscar Bautista October 23, 2015 “Technology is changing the world and it’s not going away,” says Dr. Martha Molina Bernadett, Founder of the Molina Foundation, “and there are those who have exposure to technology and those who don’t.” Through her work with the foundation, Dr. Bernadett works to reduce disparities in access to education…
Linda Bueno is a teacher at Jordan High School in Long Beach. This past summer she recruited this writer to help her develop a curriculum in American History and U.S. Government (two of my favorite subjects). In the process, I discovered not only the complexity of developing a curriculum for high school students but also…
PalacioMagazine.com will be shutting down in mid-December 2020. Over the next few weeks, we will be spotlighting past stories. Jerlene Tatum grabbed the attention recently of palaciomagazine.com with her Facebook live commentaries outside the Long Beach Unified School District Board meetings. She would be sitting outdoors with her mask, on a chair, with laptop on her lap providing a running commentary…
PalacioMagazine.com will be shutting down in mid-December 2020. Over the next few weeks, we will be spotlighting past stories. A child born in 2015 in Long Beach to immigrant parents in a low-income neighborhood will face many challenges. But, our story on Lafayette Elementary school will show you, there are teachers, parents, and students meeting…
Editor’s Note: PalacioMagazine.com will be shutting down in mid-December 2020. Over the next few weeks, we will be spotlighting stories that have helped bring us to this moment of celebration. More on this soon. Interview with Long Beach City College President Eloy Ortiz Oakley By Jesus Ambrosio Latinos make up 53.99% of the Long Beach City…
Editor’s Note: PalacioMagazine.com will be shutting down in mid-December 2020. Over the next few weeks, we will be spotlighting stories that have helped bring us to this moment of celebration. More on this soon. By Melina Paris Lafayette Elementary School is a beam of light in a largely immigrant neighborhood on Chestnut Avenue in Long…
Connecting to the internet became an even greater challenge for Long Beach parents and students with the Covid-19 pandemic and the move to remote education. Families faced difficult choices: access technology to help bridge the digital divide or watch their children fall behind. The Long Beach Center for Economic Inclusion (LBCEI) took on the challenge of a world…
“U.S. schools are still struggling with questions about how to open for the new academic year. In some cases, districts have reversed course in just the past few weeks, based on changing coronavirus circumstances. How are teachers enduring this uncertainty — and their own fear? We hear from some of them, and William Brangham talks…
Schools Must Be Saved! That’s the thrust of a recent open letter to Congress demanding urgent action to save the K-12 public school system. In a press release dated July 28, 2020, the call came from Long Beach community organizers, policymakers, and national leaders. The co-signers included Black Lives Matter Long Beach, Long Beach Unified…
“The largest teacher’s union in the U.S., the American Federation of Teachers, announced recently it would support any local chapters that strike due to their school’s reopening without any safety measures. Randi Weingarten, the union’s president, spoke with Hari Sreenivasan about safety concerns for teachers and what should be done about them.” Find more from…