Dear High School Teacher Who Tried to Discourage Me from Applying to UCLA, I’m a BRUIN Now!
To My 12th Grade High School Teacher, At the start of college application season during senior year, I told youRead More…
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Musica con Soul
When I was pregnant, it was encouraged that I talk to my belly and to listen to music as muchRead More…
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Personalized Learning Can Revolutionize the Way Students Learn
In the last decade, there have been many shifts to classroom instruction that has revolutionized traditional educational settings. While IRead More…
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Appeals Court Throws Out Deportation Order for Rómulo Avelica-González, Parent of Los Angeles Public School Student
Great news regarding a previous story we posted about Rómulo Avelica-González. Rómulo was detained by ICE after dropping his kidsRead More…
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Why School Districts Should Invest in Parent Training
Qué será, será? Whatever will be will be. The world is for us to see…que será, será! what will be,Read More…
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“13 Reasons Why” Gave Me an Opportunity to Have a Candid Conversation with My Child About Sexuality and Adolescence
“What? Are you studying Shakespeare already?” That was my reaction when my 12-year-old daughter asked if she could watch 13Read More…
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Being a College Student and Loving Yourself
My mind was clouded with thoughts of the classes I would take, of the people I would meet, and ofRead More…
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Stop Scapegoating Charter Schools and Fix Schools That Are Really Failing Children
As originally posted in Education Post. There is a crisis in California’s public education system. According to teachers unions andRead More…
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10 Tips for Managing Your Classroom
When I joined the teaching force almost a decade ago, many veteran teachers warned me that classroom management was theRead More…
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California Is Moving Closer to Later Start Times for Middle School and High School Students
Legislative Update: Senate Bill 328 (Portantino) Pupil Attendance: School Start Time has cleared the Senate and is moving forward toRead More…
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