What Keeps Us from College: How the College Application Business Keeps Us Out
Today high school students have to go through the College Board one way or another to gain access to aRead More…
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Can Science Save Our Kids?
I recently read, with a great deal of intrigue, about the enormous potential and possibilities that can be presented toRead More…
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Help Send Jessi Fernandez & Leah Pinedo, Formerly Incarcerated Students, Study Abroad in Oxford, England
Jessi Fernandez and Leah Pinedo are two students at Pasadena City College who exemplify strength and resilience. Both young adultsRead More…
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La Comadre’s Commitment During Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
On Wednesday, President Trump issued executive orders on immigration indicating that he intends to keep his campaign promises to crackdownRead More…
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10 Disturbing Things We Learned About Betsy DeVos #BetsyDevos
Unless you have been living under a rock, you know that the Senate is currently holding confirmation hearings for theRead More…
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Wendy Carrillo, Formerly Undocumented, Spoke at Women’s March on Washington
Wendy Carrillo is a local activist and journalist who grew up in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. She’sRead More…
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Untold Legacies: Teaching Chicano and Latino Youth their People’s Legacies
I felt the rush of excitement as I watched the movie Walkout, a movie about the 1968 Chicano blowouts protestingRead More…
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Bringing Together Principals From Charter Schools and District Schools
As originally posted in D.C. K12. A recent article in U.S. News and World Report highlighted the importance of charter-districtRead More…
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Teacher’s Perspective: Why It’s Hard To Say Goodbye To The Obamas
As I sit next to my four year old in my living room, I listened to the cheering crowd welcomingRead More…
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Betsy DeVos Didn’t Do Her Homework For Her Hearing
Yesterday Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump’s nominee for the Secretary of Education, had a hard time answering some basic educational policyRead More…
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