Governor Newsom Signs Bill for $15B to Build New and Fix Older Schools At a Failing Sacramento School
When the current state of affairs in education is such that we have hundreds of failing schools sans accountability, weRead More…
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Why Aren’t We Being Honest About What Constitutes a Failing School in California?
There are 781 low performing schools in California, but not really, as the actual number of schools that are “lowRead More…
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Why Are California Legislators Trying to Take Away High Quality Educational Options from Brown and Black Students?
On Wednesday, April 10th, I flew to Sacramento to attend the Assembly Education Hearing that was taking place that afternoon.Read More…
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While Oakland City Council Shows Support for Local Teachers, I’m Waiting For the Conversation to Include Accountability
Oakland teachers gathered outside City Hall on Tuesday afternoon to raise awareness and to provide a call to action forRead More…
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Charter Schools Are Not The Problem: Fix Failing Schools First
Now that it has been a week since last week’s LAUSD board meeting and the dust has begun to settle,Read More…
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List of Shame: The Bottom Five Percent of California Schools
In 2010 when I worked as an Education Specialist for then Senator Gloria Romero (SD32), I remember that she usedRead More…
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The Charter Cap is NOT the Answer, We Need to #FixFailingSchoolsFirst
The charter vs. traditional district school debate has been a priority topic in education for way too long. I haveRead More…
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Commentary: With strike, L.A. teachers union came out strong fighting for its members. But who’s fighting for our kids?
As I watched the Los Angeles teachers strike play out over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been impressed byRead More…
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