Preparing #firstgen students for college success. We #StandWithDreamers.
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Happy #Pride Month!
From Stonewall to the streets to the ballot box, the LGBTQ+ community has turned protest into power to build a more inclusive society. The fight continues — particularly in stopping hate crimes against trans women of color — but history is on our side. 1/
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More than a third of Sac State students identify as first-generation, meaning neither of their parents graduated from college.
Sac State is opening a new center that brings all of the support, resources & advocates for "first-gen" students under one roof. sacstate.me/33Ad7R4
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In December, after 29 years I’ll close the chapter on quite the journey, from Puerto Rico to this fantastic community, leading these amazing men and women.
Thank you San Jose!
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John believed that in all of us, there exists the capacity for great courage and a longing to do what’s right. We are so lucky to have had him show us the way. I offered some thoughts today on his life and how, like him, we can give it all we have. obama.medium.com/my-eulogy-f…
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High school seniors who say it’s likely they won’t go to college at all in the fall or that it’s too soon to say:
→ Minority students: More than 40%
→ White students: 24%
chronicle.com/article/this-m…
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Together with @DCP_IAmTheFirst we build on the Rocketship Model by way of support all the way through college. This is the Rocketship to DCP to College pipeline, and we are happy to report it is a proven success.
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We're so grateful for the opportunity to have partnered with @HFSVpage and @DCP_IAmTheFirst to serve 40+ families in Spring '20.
A big congrats to the parents, now Foothill students, for completing our 8-week noncredit parenting class!
FEI, Foothill will always be here for you.
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While we are elementary only, we support parents in choosing and advocating for great middle and high schools. Schools like @DCP_IAmTheFirst. Check out how they build on the Rocketship model to support students all the way through college graduation.
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Today, we commemorate the end of the moral atrocity of slavery in the US, & reflect on the crucial work still needed to achieve racial justice. #Juneteenth (1/2)
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Congratulations #Dreamers! The preservation of #DACA is only step one. We must vote in 2020 to guarantee a permanent solution to a broken immigration and too many broken promises.
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#RethinkingIntervention: Meaningful relationships between schools and students' families will be essential to supporting student learning in the aftermath of #COVID19. @prestondsmith and @EBFreitag of @InstructUP discuss here: bit.ly/2yEK9Ck
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Tonight we talked to almost 100 Spanish-Speaking parents in AZ who are struggling with supporting their children’s learning.
Some of the things I heard...
#ALLInForAZsFuture #EduTalks
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CSU's parent academies: smart strategy enlisting parents as allies to get students through rough spots & stay on track @calstate;
good read by @LarryJayGordon
edsource.org/2020/colleges-e…
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San Jose #charterschool @DCP_IAmTheFirst alumni success counselor supports #firstgen college students with encouragement and hand-delivered care packages. ow.ly/bOfG50y3hrG @jfenster @EdSource #WeLoveCharterSchools
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Fighting 'winter melt' joannejacobs.com/2019/12/fig… via @joanneleejacobs
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Great piece, great book by Richard Whitmire: "As School Districts Collaborate With Top Charters and Foundations, We’re on the Cusp of a Breakthrough in Guiding Low-Income & Minority Students to a College Diploma" @The74 the74million.org/?p=541896 #PPI #ReinventingEd #edreform
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So proud to be a @RocketshipEd Rocketeer! Stand with great PUBLIC schools!!! #ChartersArePublicSchools #ResultsMatter TOGETHER we are all Rocketship Rocketeers! 💜
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CONGRATULATIONS to our partners @DCP_IAmTheFirst! Thank you for helping so many Rocketeers excel in high school and get into great colleges!
It’s #CollegeSigningDay and 18 of our students are at UCLA celebrating with former first lady @MichelleObama !! We are one of 3 Bay Area schools attending. Proud to represent #firstgen students from San Jose! #reachhigher #bettermakeroom #lobopride #iamthefirst
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Congrats to San Jose's 1st charter school
18 of our seniors are LA bound for a special #CollegeSigningDay celebration. Follow us tomorrow to learn more! #lobopride #reachhigher #bettermakeroom #thebaytoLA #collegebound
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Packed house @UCLA for #CollegeSigningDay! Can't wait for @MichelleObama to come out and celebrate with us and the thousands of students in the crowd! #BetterMakeRoom