Teachers Need To Learn About Trauma Informed Teaching
Professional development trainings tend to be hours filled with presentations about stale systems, pedagogical fads, or bureaucratic infomercials that resultRead More…
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I’m Hopeful That UC System Drops the SAT Test
In my Advanced Placement English class, I teach 70 eleventh graders who made a choice to take on a collegeRead More…
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We Must Teach Children To Use Words Wisely
The other day I was cleaning the kitchen when I overheard my youngest daughter scream at the opposite side ofRead More…
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California Students Are In A Literacy Crisis
Reading is an essential life skill that students have been learning since their earliest years of schooling. One of theRead More…
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Parents, Don’t Leave the Fundamentals of Parenting Up to Teachers
Being a parent is the most difficult job, but at the same time, it can be the best thing. ThereRead More…
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Reality Check: Tips to Help You Adjust to Fall Semester at College
College life is often plagued with many misconceptions as to what even a single day may entail. While we mayRead More…
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Beyond Students, Late School Start Times Could Impact Parents and Transportation Budgets
California will become the first state in the nation to mandate later start times at most middle schools and highRead More…
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Latino Founders Are Important: Joel Portillo Starts New KIPP Bay Area High School
I am very excited to share with you that KIPP Bay Area Public Schools is opening a new high schoolRead More…
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Poor Test Scores in California Should Prompt Folks to Look Closely at Teacher Performance
The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) and the English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) state testRead More…
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Democrat Primary Voters Supportive of Charter Schools, While Many Elected Democrats Are Not
The new poll finds that 81% of Democratic primary voters support expanding public school choice options. I am not surprisedRead More…
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