My Autistic Daughter is Headed to Cal!!
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I’m Hopeful That UC System Drops the SAT Test
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Advanced Placement Courses And Their Tests Promote Rote Learning, Not Critical Thinking and Collaboration
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My Student Questioned My Disdain For Mathematics, and She Was Correct to Do So
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Coffee Break: Oakland’s Lakisha Young Is Done Waiting for Superman and Ready for Parents to Take the Lead
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Where Is the Outrage Over the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Results?
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Financial Planning Tools for Students’ Higher Education
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