Benjamin Franklin High School Wins the 2018-19 LAUSD Academic Decathlon
On Saturday, it was announced that Benjamin Franklin High School won the LAUSD 2018-19 Academic Decathlon. 55 schools with nine-memberRead 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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The Traditional LAUSD H.S. That I Graduated From Left Me Unprepared for College
As a child, my family moved several times, and I found myself in three different school districts during my K-12Read More…
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Timely Tips To Prepare H.S. Juniors for the Upcoming College Application Season
College Application season is officially over for our seniors. In my role as the executive director of College Match LA,Read 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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Many of My Students Suffer from PTSD, Making It More Difficult to Assess Academic Abilities
I have been working in education for four years, and in that relative short span of time, I have heardRead More…
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Dear Parents, Please Send Your Students to School
If kids aren’t in school, they aren’t learning. The push in education is to analyze data in order to createRead More…
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