Being Head of the Class Offers New Perspective
Now that I am a teacher, I connect with my underserved students the most. I know the struggles they face and how far my encouraging words can go. I support...
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Nov
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May
How the Teacher Shortage Affects Richmond Students
Seventy-five percent of California’s schools are facing a teacher shortage, according to Desiree Carver-Thomas, research and policy associate at Learning Policy Institute, a non-profit research organization based in Palo Alto....
22
Nov
Kern High School District Will Allow Teachers, Staff to Carry Guns on Campus
At a recent session of the Kern High School District Board of Trustees, members decided in a 2-3 vote to allow teachers and staff to carry concealed firearms on district...
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Aug
My Teacher Sparked a Lifelong Interest in Literature
On my first day of high school, I was afraid that my teachers were not going to care about me as a person. Then I walked into Ms. Bui’s classroom....
Teacher Accountability Should Be Coupled With Better Support
Commentary, Antoinette Evans Last week, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu handed down his verdict in the closely watched Vergara v. California trial, essentially doing away with job protections for...
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Apr
Teachers Helped Me In Ways Online Learning Couldn’t
Commentary, Alicia Marie When I finished high school, I was adamant that I wasn’t going to college. I didn’t have good relationships with my teachers and I wanted nothing more...
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Apr
Teachers Who Changed My Life
Commentary, Various Authors David Meza: At my high school, Omega Continuation High School, there were only three teachers: Roland Nazar, Mary Zolly and Margaret Love. They were all great in their own...
