California’s English Learner Roadmap Is a Helpful Resource for Teachers
When immigrants bring their young children to the United States, they often hope for a wider range of opportunities whereRead More…
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Families Need To Be Involved in Improving California’s SBAC Test Results
Every single day, teachers around the state of California use data in different forms to measure the effectiveness of whatRead More…
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La Comadre Urges Reappointment of Dr. Feliza Ortiz-Licon to State Board of Education
Dr. Feliza Ortiz-Licon has been a champion for students for 20 years. She started her career as an elementary schoolRead More…
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CCSA’s New Report Affirms That We Need to Increase the Number of School Leaders of Color
I don’t remember having a teacher, let alone a school leader, who looked like me, spoke like me, or sharedRead More…
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To the Special Needs Mom: I Give You Permission To Be Weak
This is the confession of a special needs mom of three children on the spectrum who is speaking not forRead More…
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Don’t Become an Unpaid Employee During Your Internship
When students consider applying for schools, loved ones or educators can counsel them to show more than academics, athletics, andRead More…
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Planting the Seeds of Friendship Reduces Bullying
In the age of cyber bullying where recurring aggressive behavior is no longer outgrown but modeled and even praised, howRead More…
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I’m Hopeful That UC System Drops the SAT Test
In my Advanced Placement English class, I teach 70 eleventh graders who made a choice to take on a collegeRead More…
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We Must Teach Children To Use Words Wisely
The other day I was cleaning the kitchen when I overheard my youngest daughter scream at the opposite side ofRead More…
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October Was National Bully Awareness Month, But At My Child’s School It Wasn’t Mentioned Once
Do we as a community only bring awareness when “extremely” bad things happen? Or when someone crossed the line andRead More…
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