REPORT: ShotSpotter Fails to Make NY Communities Safer
BROOKLYN, NY – Brooklyn Defender Services (BDS) in an 18-page December 2024 report, notes ShotSpotter technology has…
Task Force Provides Jail Recommendations to Alameda County Board of Supervisors
OAKLAND, CA – The “Care First, Jails Last” task force Monday presented a list of 58 recommendations,…
Guest Commentary: CTA Fights for Funding for Schools
by David B. Goldberg As educators, we agree with Governor Newsom that we need to preserve the…
Student Opinion: Bard, ChatGPT and Bing AI; Artificial Intelligence at the Tip of Your Fingertips
By Akshaj Mehta LOS ANGELES — The widespread accessibility of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools has lent itself…
Public Service Announcement Launched Urging Americans to ‘Wake Up’ to 50-Year Mass Incarceration Crisis
By Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC – For the last 50 years, the United States has advanced punitive…
Guest Commentary: It’s Not about Parental Rights
by Robert Bulman Moms for Liberty and other conservative organizations have been loudly claiming recently that we…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 210: Christie Smith and Clean Slate Legislation
This week on Everyday Injustice we are joined by Christie Smith of R Street, who argues that…
Reparations Report: Housing Segregation and Separate and Unequal Education
Editor’s note: the following are excerpts from the Executive Summary of the California reparations report… Read the…
Non-Profit Org Causes Radical Transformation for Individuals in Prison
By Benjamin Frandsen CALIFORNIA—At the age of 16, Dwayne Betts was sentenced to nine years in…
Illegal Book Bans: Governor Newsom, Attorney General Bonta, State Superintendent Thurmond Warn Against Book Bans Statewide
By Leslie Garcia SACRAMENTO, CA – California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter along with State Superintendent Tony…
Bill Establishes Opioid Prevention and Education Programs In California Schools
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill by Senator…
Barz Behind Bars: Improving Prison Literacy Rates through Creative Program
By Benjamin Frandsen MCFARLAND, CA — In 2022, Dr. Brandt Choate, the California Director of the…
Yes, Majoring in English Offers Many Options
by Ian Bastida Every family member and colleague has plagued me with the question that every…
SF NAACP Urges Rejection of 1-Time Reparation Payment to African Americans – Wants Investment in Areas Affected by Racism
By Vaiva Utaraite SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco NAACP last week urged the SF Board…
Student Opinion: UCLA’s Accessibility Dilemma
By Aidan Rubel LOS ANGELES — Two weeks into my first year at UCLA, I was planning…
ChatGPT’s Educational Effects, As Written By ChatGPT
By Aidan Rubel LOS ANGELES — If you have recently spent time looking at innovation news, you…
Student Opinion: AI Chatbot Usage in the Humanities Present Both an Obstacle and Opportunity
By Michelle Lin LOS ANGELES — The humanities are often viewed as antiquated, requiring minimal or no…
Florida Court Blocks ‘Anti-WOKE’ Measure in Higher Education Settings
By Jessica Weisman ORLANDO, FL – A federal judge here this week issued a preliminary injunction blocking…
Student Opinion: We Need to Respect Educators Monetarily
By Michelle Lin LOS ANGELES — National teacher shortages have occurred since the Great Recession and the…
Authors Argue the Importance of Education in the Prison System
By Delilah Hammons MADISON, WI – The Progressive Magazine published a story in April by Christopher Blackwell…
