By Parent Action Coalition for Education (PACE) “Educate to Elevate” There is a cry rising from California’s foster-care system—a cry from children whose voices are too often buried beneath sealed courtrooms, confidential files, government contracts and professional fees. A June 2026 citizens’ “Call to Action” directed to the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors presents…

  By Dr. Gloria Zuurveen, Editor-in-Chief As America prepares to celebrate 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the question that must rise above the fireworks, flags, speeches, parades, and patriotic songs is this: Freedom for whom? America calls this a celebration. But for Black America, Indigenous America, and all those whose…

By Dr. Gloria Zuurveen Publisher, PACE NEWS Something is wrong with this picture. At a time when families across America are struggling to pay rent, buy homes, keep roofs over their children’s heads, and hold on to the American dream, President Donald Trump has abruptly refused to sign a bipartisan housing bill that had already…