Luchadora Profile: Lorena Chavez, Candidate for East Side Union High School District in San Jose
Lorena Chavez is a San Jose native. She is a proud graduate of Yerba Buena High School, a school inRead More…
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Ground Yourself in Your Beliefs Before You Start the School Year
As the doors of schools start to open and educators make their way back, wondering where their break went, itRead More…
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Luchador Profile: Dr. Jose Manuel Villarreal, Educational Leader and Champion for Low Income Students
Dr. José Manuel Villareal was raised in Blythe, California in a family of farmworkers. Blythe, an agricultural area in RiversideRead More…
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New School Year, New Transitions: Some Helpful Tips for Parents Sending Their Students to High School This Fall
As the new school year approaches, it provides an opportunity to think about school transitions. Interestingly, as a parent, theRead More…
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Ref Rodriguez, LAUSD School Board Member, Accepts Plea Bargain and Has Resigned
After reaching a settlement in his case, Dr. Ref Rodriguez announced his resignation from the Los Angeles Unified School DistrictRead More…
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Mental Health Education Is Now a Requirement in New York and Virginia! Will California Follow Their Lead?
It’s important that we educate our youth on mental health early on. From first-hand experience, I didn’t recognize what IRead More…
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Julio Ornelas, the Rising Scholar from Pico Rivera, with $140K in Scholarship Funds
Many first generation college students are told by people in their community who want them to succeed to apply toRead More…
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I’m a Teacher and Our Latino Family Gives Scholarships To Students Every Year
The Cervantes Fund for Social Justice Annual Fundraiser Roaring ‘20s Casino Night, September 29, 2018. The Cervantes Fund for Social JusticeRead More…
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A Yes for SCOTUS Nominee Kavanaugh is a Yes for DeVos
We have all heard the old adage, “Tell me who your friends are, and I’ll tell you who you are.”Read More…
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Coffee Break: Oakland’s Lakisha Young Is Done Waiting for Superman and Ready for Parents to Take the Lead
Lakisha Young is executive director of The Oakland REACH. She has dedicated her career to promoting access to quality schoolsRead More…
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