Because we want our children and grandchildren to be ready for college, NAACP members like me have chosen tuition-free public charter schools. But instead of protecting our rights, the NAACP is going...
As an advocate for equity in public education, I joined the NAACP, and eventually became the education chair for Southwest Riverside County. I believed I was doing the right thing with the right...
The other day I watched the documentary True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality. https://twitter.com/eji_org/status/1143251611801804800 Now if you don’t know who Bryan Stevenson is, you...
This Wednesday, the California Senate’s Education Committee will hold a public hearing on a bill that would make local school districts the primary authority saying yes or no to charter schools. As a...
It’s no secret that education in the city of Newark has had a tumultuous history. It’s a history with a complex narrative—going from a distinguished district to a state takeover, and now, thanks to...