Dr. Michelle King Named Superintendent of the Year!
There were many issues debated throughout the 2017 LAUSD School Board campaigns with candidates making it clear that they stoodRead More…
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Rep. Grijalva Asks National School Boards Association to Establish Safe Zones at Schools to Limit ICE Activity
Earlier this month, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) showed up at a school in New York City looking for aRead More…
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STUDENTS, Don’t Take YOUR Voice for Granted, #WeMatter
Ever since I can remember, I always played the role of a leader. In elementary school, I decided to beRead More…
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False Choices: School Choice Doesn’t–and Shouldn’t–Mean Vouchers
#Resist I spent a good deal of my day Wednesday after the election explaining and defending my support for theRead More…
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The Implications of Policing Students of Color During the Trump Era
Imagine you are sitting in your 9th grade biology classroom. Your teacher has just finished lecturing on pedigree mapping. SheRead More…
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Tips to Surviving Going Off to a Big College
Two miles: that was distance between my home, my church and my school. nd I couldn’t wait to leave! GraduationRead More…
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Empowering Parents: Education in Disenfranchised Communities
We all know the power of a good education to lift lives. We must also believe that every child shouldRead More…
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Our Equipo Goes to the City of Angels
When the tour guide at USC asked if anyone had any questions, a humble hand went up and asked, “whatRead More…
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IEP 2017: (Building a 2017 Individual Education Plan)
The IEP, or Individual Education Plan meetings tend to happen in March, which marks the end of the school yearRead More…
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A Few Things I didn’t Know I Would Learn When I Went back to School After 30…
In my early twenties I swore I would never go back to school. It was expensive, exclusionary, and seemed toRead More…
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