Students stage silent protest over funding concerns

Long Beach students and members of the grassroots organization Californians for Justice spoke first, then staged a “silent protest” during the district's school board meeting.  They asked the school board to consider more high-need student involvement in allocating funds outlined in the Local Control Funding Formula.  Currently, only two of nine youth on the committee fall into that category. “We really want Long Beach Unified School District to be like pioneers for student voice." Read more and see a video on Voicewaves.[youtube=http://youtu.be/rXmslnhBtOw]