Commentary: When Big Money Becomes The New Normal — Contrasting LA’s and Denver’s School Board Races
As originally posted in: LA School Report At the start of the decade, a survey of elected school board members foundRead More…
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Two Ears and One Loud Voice for Change: Monica Garcia’s Decade of Fighting for Justice at LAUSD
Ten years ago, Los Angeles education started over. A force of nature entered the scene. Monica Garcia had just comeRead More…
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Spotlight: A Leader of Color Coming Full Circle to Serve His Own Community
Recently, I was interviewed regarding a TFA alumni who gave up his position as principal at a charter school toRead More…
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Feeling Angry with Recent Events? 3 Ways That You Can Be an Advocate
With all of the changes happening during the past week and a half, it might feel like we’re living inRead More…
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Eli Broad Joins Chorus: DeVos ‘Unprepared and Unqualified’ for Secretary of Education
On Wednesday, Eli Broad, a prominent philanthropist in Los Angeles who has been influential in fighting for educational equity andRead More…
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How Parents Benefit From School Accountability
If you’re a parent like me, at the start of each school year you eagerly learn all about the courseRead More…
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What Keeps Us from College: How the College Application Business Keeps Us Out
Today high school students have to go through the College Board one way or another to gain access to aRead More…
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Can Science Save Our Kids?
I recently read, with a great deal of intrigue, about the enormous potential and possibilities that can be presented toRead More…
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Families Deserve a CHOICE to Have Access to Quality Schools
In collaboration with multiple foundations, Parent Revolution’s Choice4LA program released its first report on how and why low-income families exerciseRead More…
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Teaching Students to be Innovative through Blended Learning
After the adoption of Common Core Standards in California in 2010, there has been an increased focus on technology integrationRead More…
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