My Children: Why I Care About Education
I was recently asked what motivates me to care so much about education. My children were my first motivation toRead More…
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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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California Extends Ban On Suspensions for Elementary and Middle School Students
The new law, Senate Bill 419, takes effect July 1 of next year. Teachers can still remove students from theRead More…
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Fix Our Failing Schools Case Study 1: Castlemont High School in Assembly District 18 and Senate District 9
It would take me approximately 15 years to write about every single failing school in California, assuming I did soRead More…
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Watch Out for the Hypocrites Who Try to Dictate What Kind of Education Your Child Should Have
Look out for the Matt Damons of the world. You see them everywhere advocating for public schools, while they themselvesRead 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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Ignoring the Failing Schools in Her District, Senator Durazo Authors Anti-Charter Bill
I used to have respect for labor leader Maria Elena Durazo. I mean she endured all the scandals that herRead More…
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AB 221 is a Poor Choice for Our Students, Schools and Our Community
As a board member of the Lynwood Unified School District, we have been partnering with Teach for America (TFA) forRead More…
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Education Highlights from Governor Newsom’s State of the State
Governor Newsom delivered his first State of the State speech on Tuesday morning. Newsom received an overwhelming amount of supportRead 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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