Budget Cuts in Oakland Unified School District Should Not Impact Teacher Pay
It is no secret that Oakland Unified School District has been struggling with finance and budgeting for quite some time.Read More…
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Teachers Need to Stop Blaming Parents for Their Classroom Failures
A two-year teacher from Texas has gone viral with her (ridiculous) rant about how parents are to blame for herRead More…
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Do Tests Really Measure College Readiness?
Students are constantly being tested at school because testing determines their college readiness level — at least that’s what weRead More…
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While Oakland City Council Shows Support for Local Teachers, I’m Waiting For the Conversation to Include Accountability
Oakland teachers gathered outside City Hall on Tuesday afternoon to raise awareness and to provide a call to action forRead More…
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Charter Schools Are Not The Problem: Fix Failing Schools First
Now that it has been a week since last week’s LAUSD board meeting and the dust has begun to settle,Read More…
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Teachers Should Be Prepared To Confront the Socio-emotional Conditions That Their Students Face
Perhaps the biggest disconnect that takes place when young, typically white teachers are sent by programs like Teach For AmericaRead More…
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While Policymakers Demand Accountability from Charter Schools, They Need to Demand the Same for Traditional Schools
Attention! Governor Newsom. When you say that publicly funded schools should be held accountable to the public, do you meanRead More…
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Redwood City: Why our City Needs Schools like Rocketship
Redwood City was founded by our sister city of Colima Mexico. Thirty years ago it was known as the NewRead More…
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List of Shame: The Bottom Five Percent of California Schools
In 2010 when I worked as an Education Specialist for then Senator Gloria Romero (SD32), I remember that she usedRead More…
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LA To The Bay: Oakland Teachers Authorize Strike
Teachers across California and the United States have become increasingly political in their demands of a better education for ourRead More…
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