Parent Perspective: How My Views Have Evolved on Standardized Tests
It’s testing time for California schools. Most of our children have just recently or will soon take the Smarter BalancedRead More…
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How Educators Can Show Support For the Mental Health Needs of Their Students
The realm of education continues to demand more and more of our students, as they prepare to enter a workforceRead More…
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Charter School Mom Perspective: CTA’s Latest Radio Ad Stretches the Truth About Non-Profit Charter Schools
I’m both a charter and private school mom, and one of the reasons why I sought out non-traditional schools forRead More…
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Education as a Civil Right: Are Our Students of Color Being Adequately Served?
Education was not a right that was always granted to people of color in the United States. In fact, duringRead More…
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Thank You to My Elementary School Teachers for Molding Me into the Civically Engaged, Strong Willed, Educated Woman That I Am Today
Since this week is National Teacher Appreciation Week, I wanted to take the opportunity to and say “Thank You” toRead More…
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My Third Grade Teacher, Ms. Barlow, Was a Beacon of Hope and Compassion in My Childhood in Compton
Compton California in the ‘80s was a dangerous place to grow up, filled with drugs, gang violence, and violent crime.Read More…
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Everything Starts and Ends with Education: This is Why I Am Running for State Senate
I am a teacher running for State Senate and here is why. Our world is changing. Rapidly. The changes areRead More…
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Dear Teachers, Your Starfish #ThankYou
“Once upon a time, there was an old man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing.Read More…
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Mrs. Walcott, My Fifth Grade Teacher, Inspired Me To Become An Author
When I was in the fifth grade, I was chosen from among several students to attend a four day campingRead More…
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That Time I Had To Agree WIth Betsy DeVos…God Help Me!
An interesting thing happened while I was reading through a HuffPost article about the 50 Teachers of the Year thatRead More…
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