California
How 'Oprah' Reruns Helped My Dad Find the Right School for Me
I grew up in El Sereno, a low-income neighborhood near Los Angeles, and faced a difficult childhood. My mother was murdered when I was 6 years old, leaving my father to raise three children with the...
Student Voice
A Second Listen to Student Voice
Common Core author David Coleman shocked a crowd of educators in 2011 when he declared, “...as you grow up in this world, you realize people really don’t give a sh** about what you feel or what you...
Student Voice
I'm a DACA Recipient and a First-Generation College Graduate and I'm Nervous About What's Next
It’s a day I’ll never forget: September 5, 2017, the first day of my senior year at NYU. It was the day the Trump administration announced that they planned to end Deferred Action for Childhood...
Student Voice
This Weekend Students Across the Globe Are Coming Together to Recognize Our Collective Power
November 8, 2016. I was 17 years old. Like all other Americans, I had thoughts, feelings, hopes and fears regarding the election. But because I was 17, there was no institutional way for me to...
student achievement
I'm an Immigrant and a Student and My Voice Matters
When I was about 7 years old, I immigrated to the United States from Mexico. It was 2008 and I arrived in New York City seeking a place known for its diversity and limitless opportunities. But once I...
Poverty
Here's How Teachers Can Help Students Overcome Stereotype Threat
Stereotype threat describes the concept that people are at a higher risk of conforming to negative stereotypes about their social group in situations where they are judged compared to others, rather...
