Summer Professional Development Institute
In July 2002, we held our first, two-day summer institute
entitled “Culturally-Relevant Pedagogy: Strategies for
Successfully Reaching African American Students” in
partnership with Stanford University’s School Re-design...

She was an extraordinary mother. Wise. Kind. Self-less. No nonsense.Absolutely devoted to her ten children and committed to ensuring that they had the best education possible, she sought to live in neighborhoods that had the best schools. Sadly to say, they were often predominantly white and not black. When my mother passed away suddenly of a massive heart attack this past New Year’s Eve after six years of declining health, my surviving siblings and I were shocked and deeply saddened.

While working in the California Institution for Women (CIW) for 24 years, my mom witnessed first-hand the ravages of an unjust criminal justice system that led to disproportionate numbers of black and brown inmates. She also saw what happened when women dropped out of high school and resorted to crime. Why do so many of our children drop out of high school? After 30 years in a high school system as a teacher, counselor and project coordinator, I maintain that there are multiple reasons. One that I still see when I work on high school campuses is a disconnect between the students and the teachers.

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