The California Indian Education Act Pushes for an Expanded K-12 Social Studies Curriculum
Assembly Bill 1554, the California Indian Education Act was introduced on February 19, 2021 by Assemblymember James Ramos. Ramos isRead More…
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After 2 Decades of Advocacy, California Will Finally Require Ethnic Studies in High Schools
California officially becomes the first state to require Ethnic Studies for high school graduation. Governor Newsom previously declined to signRead More…
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A Space To Learn, Grow, and Thrive: New Academy Canoga Park
There are many things that I like about New Academy Canoga Park elementary school (NACP), but one thing that stoodRead More…
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The Ethnic Studies Book Battle: Part Two
Read Part One Here Seeing as more than 60 million Latinos now live in the United States, Latino students deserveRead More…
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The Ethnic Studies Book Battle: Part One
Growing up in California, I never read a book in school by a Latina or Latino author. Our previous GovernorRead 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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Connecting with Families During the Pandemic and Organizing For Change
I am a parent leader at my daughter’s school in Redwood City, California, and also work as a community canvasserRead More…
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Ethnic Studies Is Important For High School Students
I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in ethnic studies from UCSD in 2003. Before entering the university, I had neverRead 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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Choosing One Program Over Another: Why Can’t STEM and Dual Language Immersion Programs Be Offered Together?
As I write this, my four-month-old son is practicing his vocal cords. He is learning how to create sounds, andRead More…
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