How Rocketship Schools Gave us an Academic Community
I’m the mother of a son with special needs. Alejandro is restless, but also has a lot of fun andRead More…
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How In-Person Learning Can Positively Impact Students with Special Needs
As the parent of a student with Special Needs, I have a lot of mixed feelings about my son attendingRead More…
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How Being an Immigrant & Mother of a Child with Special Needs Shaped my Experience in the U.S. School System
Oftentimes, parents plan for children. They decide on how many they’ll have and the right time to have them. ForRead More…
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My Son’s Kindergarten Teacher Guided Me in Getting My Son the Resources He Needed
Autism is such a complex word. I never thought it would be a part of my life. My first bornRead More…
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Before Passing Judgement: Raising an Autistic Child
Today I saw a poster for the movie Dumbo, and it made me think about being a mother raising aRead More…
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The Autism Acceptance Process
When my son Donovan was diagnosed with autism, my entire world fell apart. At that moment, I felt we wereRead More…
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To the Special Needs Mom: I Give You Permission To Be Weak
This is the confession of a special needs mom of three children on the spectrum who is speaking not forRead More…
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Open Letter: Why did you Vote Yes on AB 1505?
Note: AB 1505 gives local school districts sole authority to approve new charter schools and to consider how new schoolsRead More…
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My Child is on the Spectrum, and He Thrives at Rocketship Redwood City Prep
My name is Brenda Cabrera, and I am the mother of a second-grade student at Rocketship Redwood City Prep. IRead More…
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As the Parent of a Special Needs Child, I Support Reauthorizing the Charter for Rocketship Redwood City Prep
My name is Abigail Lopez, and I am a parent leader and a mom at Rocketship Redwood City Prep. MyRead More…
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