Once again Valerie Strauss and Carol Burris partner to publish unfounded claims and incorrect information about Learn4Life. And as they have always done when it comes to their pieces on Learn4Life, they ignored standards of journalistic integrity to provide article subjects a chance to respond or correct misinformation. Here is the truth about how the […]
When Christina Bethell was little, she lived in a low-income housing complex in Los Angeles where her neighbor, a quiet lady the kids called Mrs. Raccoon, always had her door open for the neighborhood kids. Every Saturday she threw a little tea party with candy to celebrate any child with a birthday that week. Bethell […]
Earlier this year in March 2020, students from San Fernando and Central Valley travelled to Hawaii as part of Learn4Life’s Experiential Learning program. Students and staff chaperones, along with Pathways in Education, explored and learned about the history and significance of the second world war. Every Pathways Trip begins with team building in some way. […]
By Caprice Young, Learn4Life National Superintendent: In the 1920s, radio was an essential communications device — and it was free. In the 1950s, television became an important means of communication — and it was free. Here we are now in 2020 and there’s a big question: Why isn’t internet free when we need it to educate […]
Before you can reach a student’s head to learn, you have to reach their heart and earn their trust. Educators should strive to be that support, especially during this pandemic and amid the civil unrest we are experiencing. It’s likely that the trauma some students were experiencing before the pandemic struck may be escalating as […]
Californians believe that the taxes they pay are to ensure that every school-aged child is funded from Kindergarten through 12th grade and that they are entitled to a quality education. It is a constitutional right that there is funding for each student. This basic premise was derailed last month with the governor signing a bill […]
Jasmine C. started boxing when she was five years old and by the age of 15, had racked up an inspiring number of awards, trophies, medals, belts and championships for someone so young. While training and setting her sights on the Olympics, she held a 3.72 GPA, received student of the month awards, citizenship awards, […]
Before you can reach a student’s head to learn, you need to reach their heart and earn their trust. Nearly a third of teenagers have experienced a trauma or are in a chronic state of trauma such as abuse, homelessness, foster care, hunger, bullying, substance abuse in the home and even human trafficking which makes […]
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