Teachers gather at candlelight vigil
By Jose Lara, a teacher at Santee Education Complex On Tuesday, teachers gathered just before dawn to hold a candlelight vigil in front of LAUSD. Teachers are out in force to show support for teacher...
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VIDEO BLOG: Starting the dialogue about social justice in education
By Jose Lara, a teacher at Santee Education Complex This is the first in a series of videos that I will be producing bi-monthly. I hope to engage people in a dialogue surrounding social justice in...
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OPINION: Why I march for education today
By Jose Lara, Social Justice Educator, Santee Education Complex High School Education is a field I love, but currently it is in crisis. The State of California continues to make cuts in education while...
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VIDEO BLOG: Day of Action march downtown
Jose Lara is a teacher at Santee Education Complex. Read and watch more from Jose Lara.
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VIDEO BLOG: Empty chairs for empty teaching positions
To protest the 6,300 pink slips sent out to LAUSD teachers on March 15th, UTLA members set out empty chairs in front of the district headquarters. Each chair displayed a pink slip representing a...
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OPINION: Why South Central L.A. needs Prop 24
Cuts in public services have devastated the South Central community. As a teacher at Santee High School I have personally seen these devastating effects in my classroom. Our class sizes are larger...
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Opinion: Education for the 99%: how the top 1% is destroying public...
By Jose Lara, Social Justice Educator, Community Organizer, United Teachers Los Angeles With the top 1% in full control of education policy and responsible for creating a financial crisis that is...
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South LA teacher earns national acclaim for ethnic studies advocacy
The push to make ethnic studies a staple within the California education system received nationwide attention when a South Los Angeles teacher was named the National Education Association’s Social...
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