From Food Stamps to Science Research: How the Government Shutdown Hits Education
As we enter into 2019, a new year, we have come to see that the government shutdown is not endingRead More…
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The Opportunity Myth Is Jeopardizing Our Students
A study conducted by The New Teacher Project (TNTP) gathered about 30,000 real student surveys, and it found that 94%Read More…
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Are You At the Decision Making Table When It Comes To Your Child’s Education?
Who makes decisions about our public education system? You could say Betsy Devos, the State Department of Education, and localRead More…
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Race for Superintendent of Public Instruction Still Too Close to Call
Most other races were ether called on the night of the election, including the Governor’s race which was actually calledRead More…
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The Truth about Tuck and Thurmond
Every election brings so much tension. And here in California, it’s no different. As we continue in the trajectory ofRead More…
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3 Ways You Can Exercise Your Power To Impact Your Child’s Education
The definition of Power is the ability to act. Many times the word power can be intimidating. I want youRead More…
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We Have to Disrupt to Make Positive Changes in Public Education, Especially in Regards to Improving Student Reading Proficiency
Authors Kylene Beers and Robert E. Probst wrote a book titled Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters. It isRead More…
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Traditional School or Charter School? I Support Public Education!
The way to do that is simply support excellence in education. For some reason, charter schools have been vilified, misrepresented,Read More…
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Why Teachers Needs to Embrace Technology and Add New Tools to Their Toolkits
With every academic school year, there comes the opportunity to champion new initiatives and implement new instructional practices that canRead More…
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List of Shame: California’s Lowest Performing Schools
Tier I Schools Title I Program Improvement Schools identified as the lowest five percent. *from California Department of Education websiteRead More…
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