Yvette Fernandez

1 week ago | kvnf.org | Yvette Fernandez

A significant number of students across our region are struggling with math. But a teachers’ organization says it might not just be about students having trouble with learning math – it might also have to do with how they’re being taught math skills. Nationally, almost 25% of 4th graders lack basic math proficiency, based on 2024 figures from the National Assessment of Education Progress. That trend holds across our region.

3 weeks ago | kvnf.org | Yvette Fernandez

Extreme weather is a growing concern across the country, but exposure to it has increased for people who live in the West. A new Gallup poll shows 37% of adults in the U.S. say they’ve been personally impacted by an extreme weather event during the past two years. That number jumps to 43% among people who live in Western states. Just two years ago, 30% of Western residents said they were affected by an extreme weather event.

2 months ago | mega-asia.com | Yvette Fernandez

This is an excerpt from the MEGA February 2025 cover storyLate last year, as Typhoon Kristine pummeled the Bicol region with relentless rains, Leni Robredo made a plea on social media for the use of trucks and rubber boats to help rescue those trapped in their homes, and relief goods to tide them over. She connected people who needed help to their local governments and linked those who wanted to help with trusted channels.

2 months ago | mega-onemega.com | Yvette Fernandez

This is an excerpt from the MEGA February 2025 cover storyLate last year, as Typhoon Kristine pummeled to tide them over. She connected people who needed help to their local governments and linked those who wanted to help with trusted channels. The donations came pouring in, with 28 million pesos raised in just four days. “This will help fund not just our relief operations but will go a long way as we rebuild our city again,” a grateful Robredo said in a Facebook post.

Jan 17, 2025 | kdnk.org | Yvette Fernandez

Across Mountain West states, immigrants without legal status are a big part of the economy. An estimated 813,000 of them have a combined household income of roughly $26.8 billion dollars – and pay billions more in state and federal taxes. Striking Culinary Union workers in Las Vegas won their battle for new work contracts at most resort/casinos in Las Vegas in 2024. Most of that union’s members are immigrants, said spokesperson Ted Pappageorge. “This is the greatest economy in the world.