Your School Environment is Yours: How I Made the Transition from Middle to High School
The transition from middle to high school is challenging for most, if not all students. Mine wasn’t any different. IRead More…
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Latino Founders Are Important: Joel Portillo Starts New KIPP Bay Area High School
I am very excited to share with you that KIPP Bay Area Public Schools is opening a new high schoolRead More…
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Selecting the Right High School: Tips from a High School Placement Counselor
I interviewed Christina Calderon, a high school placement counselor at KIPP SoCal Public Schools (formerly known as KIPP LA) aboutRead More…
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If You Aren’t Graduating High School On Time, Don’t Despair
It’s time for graduations, celebrations, and also sorrows. Many of our high school graduates are scared yet eager to startRead More…
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All California High Schools Should Set Students Up for A-G Course Completion
Those infamous A-G requirements. It feels like all of us working in the education field often toss around the questionRead More…
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New School Year, New Transitions: Some Helpful Tips for Parents Sending Their Students to High School This Fall
As the new school year approaches, it provides an opportunity to think about school transitions. Interestingly, as a parent, theRead More…
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The Student Who Got Straight F’s in a San Francisco High School Isn’t the Only One
I once knew of a teacher that intentionally failed every Latino student that came through her classroom. She taught mathRead More…
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Are 7 Hour School Days Preparing High School Students for Life After High School?
Most public school districts in California schedule schooling hours between 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM five days a week forRead More…
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Where Is the Outrage Over the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Results?
If you have not had a chance yet to review your school district’s state test results, known as California AssessmentRead More…
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When Continuation School Teachers Care, Students End Up in a Good Place after Graduation
I remember the first time I saw her…walking down the school corridor like she owned the place. She did. SheRead More…
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