The Ethnic Studies Book Battle: Part Two
Read Part One Here Seeing as more than 60 million Latinos now live in the United States, Latino students deserveRead More…
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Randy Jurado Ertll, attended some of the toughest public schools within Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). He and his family moved dozens of times throughout Los Angeles. He attended Menlo Avenue Elementary School – which he loved dearly as a child – even though violence was an everyday occurrence in the surrounding community. He survived James A. Foshay Junior High School in the mid 1980’s. As a child, he escaped a rural Civil War in El Salvador, and while in Los Angeles, he escaped an urban Civil War (taking place in South Central Los Angeles) by being accepted into the A Better Chance-ABC scholarship program by going far way to study at John Marshall High School in Rochester, Minnesota. Hella cold. He returned to his community by applying and being accepted into Occidental College where he was indoctrinated to become a social justice activist, reader, writer, free thinker, and free, rebel, spirit.
Posts by Randy:
The Ethnic Studies Book Battle: Part One
Growing up in California, I never read a book in school by a Latina or Latino author. Our previous GovernorRead 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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Does LULAC Represent Latinas/os in the United States?
The League of United Latin American Citizens – LULAC, founded in 1929, is having its annual national conference in Phoenix,Read More…
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Question For Our Students: Where Is The Next Cesar Chavez?
The last week of March is a time of remembrance and reflection regarding Cesar Chavez and his struggles to establishRead More…
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Latino Authors Will Be Present at the California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) Conference in Sacramento From Today – March 31
The California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) is taking place this week from March 28 – March 31 at theRead More…
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Trump’s Obsession and Criminalization of the Salvadoran Community Provides a Unique Opportunity for Young Salvadoran Americans to Speak Out
Once again, President Trump is tweeting and using MS 13 to whip up public fear for his demand to constructRead More…
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We Have to Disrupt to Make Positive Changes in Public Education, Especially in Regards to Improving Student Reading Proficiency
Authors Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst wrote a book titled Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters. It isRead More…
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Book Choice Can Definitely Help to Create Lifelong Readers and Writers
Nancie Atwell’s IN THE MIDDLE: A Lifetime of Learning About Writing, Reading, and Adolescents book is an excellent resource forRead More…
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Remembering El Centro de Acción Social on Día de los Muertos
Have you ever stopped to wonder how much we could do for our communities if we were to engage inRead More…
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