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Work Voices 15: Sara Bonomi, Marketing Trainee at Type A Machines
Sara Bonomi is from Italy and has been living in San Francisco for a few months, having learned English by living abroad. She is a trainee in marketing at Type A Machines, a start up company in San...
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The 10 Highest and Lowest Paid Jobs in America
The disparity between America’s highest and lowest paid workers is prominent. While the chief executives have the lowest pay in the top ten highest paying jobs by earning 177,000 a year, food servers,...
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Is College Worth the Cost?
photo by KitAy To respond to the Do Now, you can comment below or tweet your response. Be sure to begin your tweet with @KQEDEdspace and end it with #DoNowCollege For more info on how to use Twitter,...
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How Much Should Minimum Wage Be in Your Area?
To respond to the Do Now, you can comment below or tweet your response. Be sure to begin your tweet with @KQEDEdspace and end it with #DoNowWages For more info on how to use Twitter, click here. Do...
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We Need A Higher Minumum Wage
Matt Davies Cartoon with comment by Fionna Boomer Are American workers in need of a raise? Last week, students across the country debated about whether or not the minimum wage should be increased in...
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The Growing Gap Between the Rich and the Poor is a Problem
Nick Anderson cartoon posted by @aha_mikie Americans are instilled with the idea that if you work hard enough, you can move up the social ladder, but is this still true today? Last week, students...
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Sexism in Science Is Caused By Traditional Gender Roles
Photo by Isabelle Saldana/Flickr Women have made great strides in fighting for equality in America, but are there factors that still hold women back in certain areas like science? In our #DoNowSexism...
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Is Income Inequality a Problem in Our Society?
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Should Companies Like Wal-Mart Raise Wages?
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Student’s Discuss Outcomes of Big Retail Pay Raises
Photo By: Senator2029/Wikimedia Commons Wal-Mart has been criticized by labor advocates for it’s low compensation rates. But, starting in April, hundreds of thousands of Wal-Mart employees will receive...
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Work Voices 4 – Jose Puzon, Dialysis Technician
Download Educators’ Activities Here Transcript (English) Transcript (Spanish) Meet Jose Puzon, from the Philippines who works as a dialysis technician. Jose Puzon is from the Philippines and decided...
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Work Voices 5 – Carlos Garcia, Health Interpreter
Download Educators’ Activities Here Transcript (English) Transcript (Spanish) Meet Carlos Garcia, from Nicaragua, who works as a certified health interpreter. Carlos Garcia describes how he chose his...
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Work Voices 6 – Paweena Lizarraga, Lab Assistant
Download Educators’ Activities Here Transcript (English) Transcript (Spanish) Paweena Lizarraga came to the USA from Thailand in 2006 and trained at City College of San Francisco on the Bridge to...
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Work Voices 11: Elizabeth Sarmiento, Environmental Coordinator
Download Educators’ Activities Here Transcript (English) Transcript (Spanish) Elizabeth Sarmiento is from Honduras and works as a project manager with Valley Verde, a non profit company based in San...
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