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The Walk Ahead: Ensuring Students are Prepared After High School Graduation (“Walkout” Part 3 of 3)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Read Part 1 of the series at The Walkout — How a Student Movement in 1968 Changed Schools Forever and Part 2 at 40 Years After “The Walkout” — A Turning Point in LAUSD Education Reform. There was great excitement when the A–G resolution passed on June 14, 2005 (as covered in Part 2 of The Walkout series). … continue reading The Walk Ahead: Ensuring Students are Prepared After High School Graduation (“Walkout” Part 3 of 3)
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How Caesar Chavez Changed the World
HONORING CESAR CHAVEZ DAY 2018 “From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with dignity and strength.” -Cesar Chavez Cesar Chavez Day, a federal and state-recognized holiday in California, honors the legacy of the civil rights and labor movement… continue reading How Caesar Chavez Changed the World
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40 Years After “The Walkout” – A Turning Point in LAUSD Education Reform (Part 2 of 3)
EDITOR’S NOTE: You can read Part 1 of the series at The Walkout — How a Student Movement in 1968 Changed Schools Forever. The fight for equality takes many forms. But at its most fundamental level, there’s often a central, key point: equal access to opportunity. And in few places has this disparity in opportunity been… continue reading 40 Years After “The Walkout” – A Turning Point in LAUSD Education Reform (Part 2 of 3)
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Why Students in East L.A. Walked Out in 1968 to Protest Education Inequality
To read the story of the walkouts, visit our article Part 1: The Walkouts.
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Historical Photos from the 1968 East L.A. Walkouts
The following photos, capturing the 1968 East L.A. School Walkouts, come from the historical La Raza collection via the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. By permission of UCLA-CSRC, we have curated a collection of photos that capture the spirit, people, and events surrounded the walkouts. (c) All rights reserved by UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. To… continue reading Historical Photos from the 1968 East L.A. Walkouts
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The Walkout – How a Student Movement in 1968 Changed Schools Forever (Part 1 of 3)
EDITOR’S NOTE: One week ago, 17 people age 14 – 49 were killed in a shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida. Today, high school students across the country are planning walkouts over the next month to protest gun laws across the nation. Most have probably never heard of the East L.A. 13 or… continue reading The Walkout – How a Student Movement in 1968 Changed Schools Forever (Part 1 of 3)
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1968 East L.A. Walkout Signs
To read the story of the walkouts, visit our article Part 1: The Walkouts.
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