When Common Core Meets the Local Control Funding Formula
08/14/2013Activists appeal for equality on King anniversary
08/28/2013
Source: Long Beach Post
This was the motto of Hawaii’s Queen Kapi’olani. She told her people, “Strive for the very top of the mountain, strive for excellence.”
For years Pacific Islanders from Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga and Guam have been misunderstood. Since it’s first use in the 1990s, the term Asian Pacific Islander has often hidden the story of Pacific Islanders’ struggle for success. Often stereotyped as a model minority under the larger umbrella category of “Asian,” Pacific Islanders are left out in national discussions about education issues.
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Fierce advocates for the high academic achievement of all students – particularly those of color or living in poverty.
