Community Leaders like Tanya Ortiz Franklin are our Future
When you look at it on paper, it’s easy to think the two candidates running for LAUSD Board District 7Read More…
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Alma V. Marquez is the founder of LaComadre.org and is the founder and CEO of Del Sol Group, a communications and public affairs firm focusing on Strategy, Outreach and Leadership in Education, Voter and Civic Engagement. She specializes in parent education, politics and community organizing. She is a proud product of California public schools. She is a graduate of Huntington Park High School in Southeast LA. She also completed her all of credit recovery classes at Maxine Waters Occupational Center in Watts in order to graduate from high school. She attended East LA College and transferred to Occidental College where she earned a Bachelor's degree in English and Comparative Literary Students and Politics. She earned a Master of Arts Degree in Urban Planning at UCLA. Her daughter is a junior in a charter school, chartered by LAUSD. She decided to start the LA Comadre blog because she wanted to create a platform for Latinas and education.
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Home Is Here! DACA Supreme Court Ruling: What You Should Know
Today, the Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump to protect DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, which PresidentRead More…
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Bobby Lee Verdugo, We will Always Honor You and Your Legacy
I have been a mess about my dear Bobby Lee Verdugo‘s death yesterday. For many reasons really. He has beenRead More…
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I Learned What Pi Was After I Earned My Master’s Degree at UCLA
I never learned what Pi was in my public education in the Los Angeles Unified School District. I said thatRead More…
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Care About Latino Kids? You Must Vote for Marshall Tuck. Here’s Why:
For fifteen years, I have worked closely with Marshall Tuck to improve public education in California. There is no oneRead More…
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Some Districts Struggle to Find Funds for Basic Supplies, But DeVos is Considering Allowing Federal Funds to Arm Teachers
Secretary DeVos never ceases to amaze me. I have been an education advocate for nearly two decades, and this latestRead 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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Austin Beutner Would Be A Champion For Kids As LAUSD Superintendent
Austin Beutner is the kind of bold leader we need for Superintendent for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).Read More…
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La Comadre and Santa’s Helpers Bring Epic Joy to Southeast LA
I may not have a Christmas tree at home this year but my Christmas happened yesterday! Our amazing La ComadreRead More…
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Taking the Bull by the Horns: Vivan Los Doyers!
I was about 4 when I fell in love with the Dodgers. My Dad loved watching baseball and that meant,Read More…
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