Hadiya Pendleton shooting: Teen fears desensitization to gun violence
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Hadiya Pendleton shooting: Teen fears desensitization to gun violence

Posted February 19, 2013 by Antelmo Rangel

On January 30, 2013 Hadiya Pendleton was shot when an individual jumped a fence and opened fire on her and a group of her friends. For some reason, when I heard that Hadiya was killed, the news didn’t hit me as hard as when I heard of shootings in the past. The shooting epidemic sweeping our nation makes me fear desensitization to gun violence is becoming the norm for our country.

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Youth search for solutions to gun violence
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Youth search for solutions to gun violence

Posted February 1, 2013 by Miguel Bibanco

Youth search for solutions to gun violence, discuss California survey results on armed teachers in classrooms in web chat.

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Youth Speak on Obama's Immigration Reform Goals
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Obama’s Immigration Reform Goals Resonate With Undocumented Youth

Posted January 29, 2013 by Miguel Bibanco

Youth and ethnic media speak on Obama’s immigration reform goals, which could affect approximately two million children in our country.

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Poll shows CA students prefer new healthful school lunches

Posted October 19, 2012 by The kNOw

By a ratio of 3 to 1, public school students in California say the new healthy school meals being served up in California’s K-12 public schools are better than what they’ve had in the past, according to a survey released today by The California Endowment, a private, statewide health foundation.

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School discipline forum addresses dropout crisis

Posted September 18, 2012 by Kevin Shelton

On Sept. 5, The Pat Brown Institute held a forum in at the Fresno convention center. The topic: School Discipline and the Future.

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