Richmond Teachers Will Be Among the Highest Paid in Contra Costa County in 2018-2019 School Year
Richmond teachers’ salaries currently sit at the penultimate place among the school districts in Contra Costa County. At the sameRead More…
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Monica Garcia Re-Elected LAUSD School Board President for the 8th Time
If you have spent any time at all attending school board meetings anywhere in the Golden State, you know howRead More…
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Do Students Have The Right To Learn While In School? A Detroit Judge Says, Maybe Not…So, Why Should They Be Required To Attend?
A judge in Detroit has ruled that students do not have the right to learn to read. Students in DetroitRead More…
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The Hope and Redemption Team Gives Incarcerated Men An Opportunity to Heal and Grow
The Hope And Redemption team is made up of seven former California Life Prisoners that are now returning to sevenRead More…
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Unleashing An Innovator: Why I Chose Summer Camp For My Daughter
Growing up in a low income household, summers were expected to be a time spent at home watching TV andRead More…
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Our Children Don’t Read At Home Because We Don’t
I was a hypocrite to my students for a very long time. I stressed to them the importance of readingRead More…
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Trump Says That He Doesn’t Want Racial Discrimination in College Admission Process; or Does He?
Over the last several months we have witnessed a direct and concentrated attack against Latinx immigrants by the federal government.Read More…
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Trump’s Plan to End Obama-era Policy Guidelines on Affirmative Action Is Hypocritical Given The Passes that He Receives
I am fortunate that I entered college in California when affirmative action still existed, but it wasn’t too long afterRead More…
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Pro Tip: Your Privilege is Random, but Inequality is Systemic
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their CreatorRead More…
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Teacher Perspective: Summer School Shouldn’t Mean Lower Expectations
As teachers and families begin a new school year, they have high hopes and expectations for the learning their childrenRead More…
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