JCCF NEWS SUMMARY
May 30, 2012

  

Photo by  Jaime Windon

 

Journalists strive to show and tell the truth. Young people believe if they can just get the attention of grown-ups, responsible adults will try to right wrongs. Critical Exposure, Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, gives middle and high school students the power to show and tell by equipping them with cameras and setting them loose in their classrooms and communities.

 

Center Director Julie Drizin checks out the group's annual student photography exhibit and speaks with Executive Director Adam Levner in this month's Minding the Kids column.  Read more

   

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Sal Khan's 'Academy' Sparks a Global Tech Revolution in Education

USA Today, Marco R. della Cava | May 30, 2012

Khan Academy, an educational nonprofit, offers more than 3,000 free lessons online. Founder Sal Khan has fueled the debate over tech's growing influence on education.

 

For City's Teens, Stop And Frisk Is Black And White

WNYC (New York), Alisa Chang | May 29, 2012

WNYC analysis of police data indicates that 1 in 5 people stopped by the New York City police department last year was a teenager between the ages of 14 and 18. Eighty-six percent of those teens were either black or Latino.

 

College Dropouts Have Debt But No Degree

The Washington Post, Ylan Q. Mui and Suzy Khimm | May 28, 2012

A growing number of young people have a mountain of student loan debt but no college degree to show for it. Nearly 30 percent of college students who took out loans dropped out of school.

 

Do We Need to Redefine Adulthood? (Opinion)

The New York Times | May 28, 2012

A collection of essays takes on the question of when children should have the same rights and responsibilities as adults.

 

Working With Your Rapist as Your Supervisor? The Widespread Sexual Abuse of Women in Farm Work

AlterNet, Michelle Chen | May 27, 2012

Female farmworkers who are victims of sexual violence often suffer in silence and face multiple barriers to justice, according to a report on sexual violence in agricultural work by Human Rights Watch.

 

Texas Honor Student Jailed for Missing Too Much School

CBS Atlanta | May 26, 2012

A teenager, who juggles two jobs to support her younger sister, was sentenced to 24 hours in jail and a $100 fine for truancy.

 

Dreams Deferred

Hyphen Magazine, Momo Chang | May 25, 2012

Eleven percent of the country's undocumented immigrant population is Asian. Once a silent minority, a growing number of undocumented Asian students are advocating for their rights to citizenship.

 

Grace in Broken Arrow

This Land Press, Kiera Feldman | May 23, 2012

A detailed account of child sexual abuse within the Grace Fellowship Christian School in Oklahoma. Although the perpetrator is now serving a prison sentence, staff and clergy never reported accusations to the police.

 

Parents Hire Own Researchers to Tackle Rare, Fatal Disease

Chicago Tribune, Bonnie Miller Rubin | May 23, 2012

Most biotech and pharmaceutical companies don't invest in cures or treatments for unusual illnesses. Some parents are raising money and recruiting scientists for clinical trials to help their own children.

 

 

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Events
EVENTS
 
Financing College Success: Innovations to Promote Readiness, Access and Completion 
May 31, 2:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. EST
New America Foundation
Washington, D.C. 
Children can perceive college as financially out of reach as early as the fifth grade. What steps can schools, colleges, policymakers and communities take to support the academic achievement of lower-income students? A panel of experts will include Martha Kanter, Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education and Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.). 
 
May 31, 6 p.m - 7:30 p.m. EST
College Board, Education Writers Association and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists
Miami, Fla. or live webcast
A webcast to help journalists understand key issues in Latino education. Speakers will address the drivers of the achievement gap, rising demographic trends and how to explore complex education issues.  

Increasing the Impact of Federal and State Investments in Early Childhood Education
June 1, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. EST
Center for American Progress
Washington, D.C. or video livestream
Featured panelists will discuss a new Center for American Progress report on how to maximize federal early childhood education programs. 
 
June 5, 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. EST
Urban Institute
Washington, D.C. or video livestream
Millions of low-income households depend on Medicaid, children's health insurance, food stamps and child care subsidies. The Work Support Strategies initiative is helping a select group of states reform their practices to better meet families' needs. Senior officials from WSS grantee states will share their ideas about the future and discuss what it takes to implement reform. 

June 6, 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. EST
Center for American Progress
Washington, D.C. 
Madeleine M. Kunin, author and first female Governor of Vermont, will discuss her new book, "The New Feminist Agenda: Defining the Next Revolution for Women, Work, and Family." 
 
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OPPORTUNITIES
 
  

Deadline: June 1

National Institutes of Health

The free training aims to help journalists communicate medical research to the public. Priority is given to credentialed, working health journalists, but applicants need not have extensive experience or background in medical journalism. 

 

Economics 101

Reynolds Center for Business Journalism

In this free series of hour-long webinars offered June 26 - 28, NPR's Marilyn Geewax will demystify economics for business journalists. Geewax will cover basic economic principles and how to find fresh story ideas on the economy in your community. 

 

 

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ABOUT THE JCCF NEWS SUMMARY

Mina Dixon, Editor 


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