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Raise your hand if this has happened to you: after hours of work and planning, you finally present a big project, only for the response to be...less than you’d hoped. What would it be like to get …
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Diversity in tech is a hot topic, with major tech companies working hard to develop effective strategies to recruit and retain women and people of color. The partnership between Intel and two …
Alice Walker, an African American novelist, short-story writer, poet, and activist once said, “Poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution, and the raising of consciousness.” 67 Sueños, a …
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The bell rings, signaling the start of class, and students in the new Race, Policy, and Law Pathway at Oakland Technical High School sit down and take out their copies of The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater. …
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“How does the hill become a hill?” “Does Bigfoot live in the park?” “Why are all the flowers different colors?” the first grade students of Lazear Charter Academy asked, their eyes wide with …
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At Lodestar Community Charter School, children have the time of their lives in their community garden where they get to explore, create, and learn about their garden and how to sustain a healthy …
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Art is a life source for creativity, especially in young children. In many schools, teachers do not always have the resources to allow children to express themselves through art. Numerous studies have …
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As the room hushed and the curtains opened, Nina Portugal, a teacher at Life Academy of Health and Bioscience, looked up at the stage with pride. After weeks of hard work put in by her and over 30 of …
What did the internship mean to students? Interns from McClymonds and Oakland Tech share their thoughts. Albert Mitchell - McClymonds High School “I love this internship because it gave me a …
In the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains, there is a place Acorn Woodland Elementary 4th-graders call "magical." Over the course of three wilderness-filled days at Hidden Villa, students watch …
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