“Our primary mission is to build an unapologetic youth movement across the Central Valley that encompasses year-round voter registration and voter contact,” said 28-year-old Crisantema Gallardo, who this year co-founded the youth rights organization 99Rootz. But, with this year’s pivotal mid-term elections looming, groups are emphasizing youth voting and civic engagement with a vigor that was missing in years past. The issues - which include poverty, environmental justice, immigrant rights and the school-to-prison pipeline - are not new to the cities and towns that dot the Central Valley. Eyes on the Early Years Newsletter Archiveĭecades after civil rights icons Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta brought worldwide attention to the plight of farm workers in California’s Central Valley, a new generation of activists are making an impact in the region - with the focus now on the myriad issues facing young people and efforts to get them involved in civic affairs.Local Control Funding Formula Explained.California’s Homeless Students: Undercounted, Underfunded And Growing.Full Circle: California Schools Work To Transform Discipline. Tainted Taps: Lead puts California Students at Risk.Education during Covid: California families struggle to learn.College And Covid: Freshman Year Disrupted.Adjuncts’ gig economy at CA community colleges.California’s Community Colleges: At a Crossroads.A town’s library fight spotlights inequities.
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