By Emil Guillermo This week, African Americans and Asian Americans are reminded of our common ground. It’s Four A (or AAAA) level when it comes to hate in America. You may have missed the statistics, though you may have felt it instinctively last August when the FBI released the news. Hate crimes targeting people of | By Emil Guillermo This week, African Americans and Asian Americans are reminded of our common ground. It’s Four A (or AAAA) level when it comes to hate in America. You may have missed the statistics, though you may have felt it instinctively last August when the FBI released the news. Hate crimes targeting people of
West Contra Costa Unified School Board Defies FCMAT demand to lay off teachers. By Ken Epstein The financial austerity arm overseeing public education in California, the Fiscal Crisis Management and Assistance Team (FCMAT), has performed a behind-the-scenes role determining budgets, repeated cutbacks, layoffs, and the closures of 21 schools since they moved into Oakland along | West Contra Costa Unified School Board Defies FCMAT demand to lay off teachers. By Ken Epstein The financial austerity arm overseeing public education in California, the Fiscal Crisis Management and Assistance Team (FCMAT), has performed a behind-the-scenes role determining budgets, repeated cutbacks, layoffs, and the closures of 21 schools since they moved into Oakland along