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Who Asked Us? Youth Voices on Class Size
Friday, November 20, 2009 2:12 PM
New America Media, Commentary, Various Authors

After years of maintaining smaller class size in K-3 grades, California schools are seeing numbers swell over the 20-student target. Does it matter? Young people from The kNOw Youth Media in Fresno say it does--and so does teacher quality.

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IMMIGRATION

CDC Advises Atlantans to Protect Communities from H1N1
Sunday, November 22, 2009 2:14 AM
New America Media, News report, Anthony Advincula

Pres. Barack Obama declared the H1N1 flu outbreak a national emergency, and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a briefing for ethnic news media in order to debunk fears about flu shots and encourage mass vaccinations.

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HEALTH

CDC Advises Atlantans to Protect Communities from H1N1
Sunday, November 22, 2009 2:14 AM
New America Media, News report, Anthony Advincula

Pres. Barack Obama declared the H1N1 flu outbreak a national emergency, and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a briefing for ethnic news media in order to debunk fears about flu shots and encourage mass vaccinations.

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AGING

Half of Elder Caregivers Suffer from Depression
Monday, November 9, 2009 4:00 PM
Sing Tao Daily, News Report, Fanny Chiang

Longer lives mean the costs for senior care will continue to increase and the problems of their caregivers, who usually are the children or the spouses of the senior, are also on the rise.

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EDUCATION

Who Asked Us? Youth Voices on Class Size
Friday, November 20, 2009 2:12 PM
New America Media, Commentary, Various Authors

After years of maintaining smaller class size in K-3 grades, California schools are seeing numbers swell over the 20-student target. Does it matter? Young people from The kNOw Youth Media in Fresno say it does--and so does teacher quality.

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YOUTH CULTURE

Murder of Gay Puerto Rican Teen Generates Talk of Equality
Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:14 AM
Yo! Youth Outlook Multimedia, Commentary, Various authors

Last weekend in Puerto Rico, Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado, a 19-year-old gay teen was found decapitated, partially burned, and mutilated and left by the side of a road. Youth Outlook asked young people their reactions to the brutal murder.

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR

Attacks on Iran Are Attacks on Obama
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 1:40 AM
New America Media, News analysis, William O. Beeman

In the last few weeks there has been a flurry of unsubstantiated attacks against Iran. These attacks may seem to be aimed at Iran, but a pattern is emerging, and it suggests that the attacks are really directed at destroying the Obama administration.

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