DREAMer deportation, new immigration policies worry DACA students
In Encinitas, California, 134 miles east of Calexico, a 17-year-old undocumented student at San Dieguito Academy lives in constant fear of her family being deported.
Los Angeles measles outbreak over for now, but vaccine concerns remain for California high schools
Los Angeles’ latest measles outbreak, which was centered in the Orthodox Jewish community, has been over since February. But low school immunization rates may have caused it, and uncertainty around immunization rates may contribute to the next one, according to county health officials.
Proposed California law could allow schools to seize student journalists’ cell phones
AB 165 would allow school districts to access students’ electronics without search warrants — the school could tap into a student’s phone calls and web browsing without warning.
Without fanfare, Trump issues revised travel ban
The revised ban temporarily blocks immigration from six Muslim-majority countries — Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — and omits Iraq, which was on the original list.
#45for45 kickoff: Youth to weigh in on Trump’s first 100 days
Global Student Square is launching a new video project with one aim in mind: What do you have to say to America's new president — the 45th @POTUS — Donald Trump?
Sanctuary college campuses prepared as Trump vows ‘big day’ ahead on border wall, refugees
More than 600 public, private and religious schools have signed the “Statement in Support of DACA Program and our Undocumented Immigrant Students.”
As Trump becomes @POTUS, some still debate role of social media, fake news, memes in his victory
Not surprisingly, a Stanford study released on Nov. 21 found that most teenagers were not able to distinguish between online opinions/sponsored content and news. This, combined with the scope of false articles that rippled through Facebook in the weeks and months prior to the election, has led some to wonder if fake news directly affected voters’ choices and students’ opinions.
Reflecting on #MyGlobalStory
But as the presidential election became increasingly important, so did students’ views on immigration, Hispanics, Muslims and even women. If I had done the project another year, the six words in each story would not have resonated with the audience in the same way.
#MyGlobalStory: Sheehan Selim
Davis Senior High School student Sheehan Selim talks about his parents' upbringings in Bangladesh and describes stereotypes and misconceptions associated with the country.
#MyGlobalStory: Shreya Sudarshana
Shreya Sudarshana, a freshman at Sacramento City College, talks about her Indian heritage and discusses the problem of affluent parts of India being situated adjacent to impoverished areas.