Education Reform Is Not A Political Agenda, It’s What Mexico’s Schools Need
I immigrated to the United States at the age of six and entered the first grade at a local elementaryRead More…
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How Does Summer School Help Students?
Summer school begs the question: do students effectively learn a year’s worth of material in a period of several weeks?Read More…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: The Role Model Our Daughters And Young People Need
If you google the name Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, you’ll encounter countless articles about the 28-year-old Democratic Socialist’s victory over Democratic RepresentativeRead More…
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Self-Care: As Educators We Talk About It, But Are We Practicing It?
Around this time last year, I was lacking motivation and inspiration. The school year had just ended, and while IRead More…
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End of the Year Gratitude: THANK YOU Teachers for Making a HUGE Impact in My Daughters’ Lives
It’s the end of the school year, I can’t believe it. I remember seven years ago when I first sentRead More…
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‘Sé Genial en Internet’ Helps Teach Spanish Speaking Children About Digital Citizenship and Safety
While there are fewer kids playing out in the neighborhood due to “safety concerns”, there are one too many leftRead More…
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Call Your Senators Today, Let’s Support The Keeping Families Together Act
My favorite part of the day is tucking my daughter in at night. We get to read a story, singRead More…
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How to Teach Young People to Be Lifelong Voters
I think most voters expect other voters to be informed before they vote, I do not think that this isRead More…
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Richmond Teen, Alexa Lopez, Turns Quiceañera Into Protest At Detention Facility
As a young girl, I dreamed of the day of my quinceañera. I wondered what my princess dress would lookRead More…
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The Life of an Educator During Summer Involves More Teaching
The school-year has officially come to an end; classroom walls stand bare, its floors smudged by the underside of ourRead More…
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