Diana is DACAmented And We Can Help Her Become a Doctor!
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Spring = New Beginnings, Tips To Close Out the Year Strong
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Thank You to My Elementary School Teachers for Molding Me into the Civically Engaged, Strong Willed, Educated Woman That I Am Today
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Dianey Murillo’s Journey From an Undocumented Student to a Luchadora and Organizer in the Inland Empire
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Let’s Help Students Get Their California DREAM Act Applications in Tonight!
As of February 27th, the total number of applicants for the California Dream Act was 25,656; 10,476 applications short ofRead More…
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Achebe’s ‘Things Fall Apart’ is Helping My Students Understand Patriarchy and Gender
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San Bernardino City Unified School District Needs To Do a Better Job of Preparing Students for College
I attended Arroyo Valley High School, a school located on the West Side of San Bernardino, California. Arroyo was aRead More…
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Luchadora Profile: Rosa Garcia Proves to be an Amazing Example for Her 5 Children
Rosa Garcia was born in Orange County, the middle child of six children to Mexican parents. Her family moved toRead More…
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A Different Approach to Educating Future Educators
“Educational Consciousness” can be defined in many different ways but at the University of California, Riverside, this undergraduate course focusesRead 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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