All California High Schools Should Set Students Up for A-G Course Completion
Those infamous A-G requirements. It feels like all of us working in the education field often toss around the questionRead More…
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Protecting the Rights of All Students in LAUSD
I started the organization Parents with Exceptional Kids after I had my son. Through this non-profit, I am raising awarenessRead More…
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Inland Empire School Dishes Out $15.7 Million in Sex Abuse Case Settlement, But Questions Remain About What Is Being Done To Protect Students
$15.7M dollars will be paid out to settle a sex abuse case against the Redlands Unified School District. For fullRead 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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First Day of School Nightmare: Victor F. Hodge Elementary School in Azusa Neglects to Help Parents Find Child After School
Uniforms purchased, school supplies ready to be used, classroom donations packed up for the teacher, and the first day ofRead More…
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To Improve Schools, There Needs To Be a Clear Focus With Buy-In From All Stakeholders
In education, there are always new school initiatives and protocols to implement, state standards and exams to prepare for, classroomRead More…
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California Should Lead the Way For the Right to Literacy In Our Schools
Although students are required to attend school under compulsory school attendance laws, schools are not required to teach students toRead More…
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Do Students Have The Right To Learn While In School? A Detroit Judge Says, Maybe Not…So, Why Should They Be Required To Attend?
A judge in Detroit has ruled that students do not have the right to learn to read. Students in DetroitRead More…
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Want To Be a Good Principal? Listen, Observe and Take Lots of Notes!
For the last nine months, I have spent every other Tuesday evening, in a room of aspiring administrators. At theRead More…
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What is the NAEP and What Does It Mean for My Child?
NAEP stands for National Assessment of Educational Progress. Everyone is talking about the recent results posted to its website, butRead More…
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