Mrs. First Grade Teacher: Despite The Disservice You Provided, My Daughter Is Succeeding In College
My 20-year-old daughter, Mailey is in her 3rd year of college, and I’m very proud of her. When I thinkRead More…
Read More…accountability
We Need All Hands On Deck: The State of Public Education Is At Risk
Thousands of teachers woke up this morning in Oakland, California and instead of gathering lesson plans and making last minuteRead More…
Read More…
Cameras in the Classrooms Would Help with Both Teacher and Student Accountability
There are so many reasons to put surveillance cameras in our classrooms. In 2019, teachers are already subject to surveillanceRead More…
Read More…
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…
Read More…
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…
Read More…
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…
Read More…
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…
Read More…
The Charter Cap is NOT the Answer, We Need to #FixFailingSchoolsFirst
The charter vs. traditional district school debate has been a priority topic in education for way too long. I haveRead More…
Read More…
Commentary: With strike, L.A. teachers union came out strong fighting for its members. But who’s fighting for our kids?
As I watched the Los Angeles teachers strike play out over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been impressed byRead More…
Read More…
Why Parents Want Options: It is time to Highlight Real Issues in our System
I once attended a panel in Los Angeles where members of the community came together to hear from public charterRead More…
Read More…