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)

To read the story of the walkouts, visit our article Part 1: The 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

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)

To read the story of the walkouts, visit our article Part 1: The Walkouts.