(En español abajo) To the voters, volunteers, parents, students, and community leaders who supported my run for the Board of Education through mobilizations, donations, and the almost 50k votes, THANK YOU. Thank you for believing in our message and vision. And although we fell short, our movement for community building…

(En español abajo) We are living through an important moment for our public schools and we have an opportunity to not only uplift the needs of our communities, but also bring people together to address the inequities we are all fighting to change. My responsibility as a teacher is to…

(En español abajo) A clear message from supporters of what’s to come. As we sit with the results of last night’s Special Election, there is certainly much to reflect on. What brought us here and how we choose to respond to it is my main focus. There’s been an outpouring…

California’s public schools are often the sole supporter of students and families, and have been long before COVID. Throughout this pandemic, we have learned, worked and grown together, moving towards an educational system many of us dreamed of for so long. …

Fall in San Francisco is always unique because the weather starts to warm up after the foggy summer. This year, though, it’ll be even more special. We have made a commitment to welcome every student back to in-person learning this fall. And that is what’s going to happen. …

On the same day that we were offered some semblance of hope or renewal, our very first black female Vice President taking the oath of office, our students are dealing with a system that allows for such blatant racism to run rampant in our schools. Students at Lowell High School…

There are numerous issues a recent BOE candidate fails to recognize in her assessment of the school district. …

por las comisionadas Gabriela López y Alison Collins Dados estos tiempos inciertos y aterradores, las familias están buscando en nuestras escuelas para crear espacios para el apoyo comunitario y colectivo. Como educadores y comisionados, reconocemos la ansiedad razonable que sienten los padres con respecto al aprendizaje a distancia. Entendemos profundamente…

We often highlight what good schools look like and understand all of our efforts should be behind every single one of our students to be at those high-quality schools. It is also important to acknowledge there are challenges in public schools, and as educators, we understand these challenges firsthand and…