7 Financial Skills to Teach your Teens Before they Move Out
April is National Financial Literacy month! Ironically, I’ve had to teach my young-adult children about finances recently… I guess IRead More…
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The San Bernardino Dashboard is Supposed to Help Inform Our Communities, Now the Informing is on Hold
Recently the San Bernardino City Unified School District released its COVID-19 Dashboard to the public. On its inaugural day, theRead More…
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Parent Empowerment Makes Schools Stronger
At the La Comadre Network, we are always looking to uplift parent voice and representation in our children’s education. ThroughRead More…
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Creating Parent Teacher Partnership in a Pandemic
Is it me or has there been a shift in the way parents appreciate school teachers? When the COVID-19 lockdownRead More…
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October Was National Bully Awareness Month, But At My Child’s School It Wasn’t Mentioned Once
Do we as a community only bring awareness when “extremely” bad things happen? Or when someone crossed the line andRead More…
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3 Things You Need to Know About the Kindergarten Curriculum
Kindergarten! For many parents, entering Kindergarten is seen as a major milestone; it signifies the transition from “my baby” toRead More…
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Combating the Pobrecito Syndrome
Sometimes in school, like in life, we encounter students who are having a hard time. Some of the problems canRead More…
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Principals Set the Tone
As my son and I enter week two of the school year, I have been reflecting on his last threeRead More…
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Rising High School Freshman Offers Advice for Students in Middle School
My daughter Esperanza is about to start the ninth grade at KIPP Navigate College Prep in San Jose, California. IRead More…
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Don’t Be Intimidated: Engage With Your Professors in Office Hours
When I began my journey at UC Riverside, one of my anxieties was going to talk to my professor eitherRead More…
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