It’s One Thing to Promote College Access, It’s Another to Make Sure Students Complete Their Degrees
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Educators and Parents: ‘The Hate U Give’ Is Worth Reading
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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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The Life of an Educator During Summer Involves More Teaching
The school-year has officially come to an end; classroom walls stand bare, its floors smudged by the underside of ourRead 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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Are the Cost Barriers to Become a Credentialed Teacher in California Keeping People of Color Out of the Classroom?
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Teacher Perspective: How My Mother Inspired My Advocacy for Students of Color
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How Educators Can Show Support For the Mental Health Needs of Their Students
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Education Reform Is Real, and It’s The Reason I Chose To Become A Teacher
The political education landscape in the United States is filled with politicians claiming to understand what kids in schools allRead More…
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How My National Experience in Education Helped Create A New School in South L.A.
Growing up it was difficult to escape discussions about education. Whether it was homework projects at the time or theRead More…
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