School Culture Made all the Difference: Helping My Son Find Joy in Learning After Being Bullied
“I don’t want to go back there. The kids are cruel, Mommy,” my son screamed. It was the middle ofRead More…
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SB 126 Seeks Charter School Oversight
The state of California has made headlines for the last few weeks due to teacher strikes and the charter vs.Read More…
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Why I Am Fully Invested in Student Athletes
When I am not in the classroom teaching, I spend the majority of my free time coaching. From 6:00 AMRead More…
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Mrs. First Grade Teacher: Despite The Disservice You Provided, My Daughter Is Succeeding In College
My 20-year-old daughter, Mailey is in her 3rd year of college, and I’m very proud of her. When I thinkRead More…
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How California Budgets for Education
As originally published in Ed100 We Squeezed the California Education Budget Process into One Short Blog Post! Every year, CaliforniaRead More…
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A Closer Look at Beutner’s Goal to Increase Funding for LA Schools and to Reduce Central Bureaucracy
This week Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Austin Beutner issued a statement indicating that he will pursue a localRead More…
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We Need All Hands On Deck: The State of Public Education Is At Risk
Thousands of teachers woke up this morning in Oakland, California and instead of gathering lesson plans and making last minuteRead More…
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Public Schools Get Funding to Bridge the Achievement Gap
Serious steps must be taken to close the achievement gap and improve educational outcomes for our lowest-performing students. In SeptemberRead More…
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It is Time for Parents, Students, and Substitute Teachers to Create their Own Labor Unions
Ayn Rand begins her classic book Anthem with “it is a sin to write this. It is a sin toRead More…
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Cameras in the Classrooms Would Help with Both Teacher and Student Accountability
There are so many reasons to put surveillance cameras in our classrooms. In 2019, teachers are already subject to surveillanceRead More…
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