Category: Elizabeth Figueroa
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Programa de Liderazgo Comunitario 2021
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Destination: College
Author: Elizabeth Figueroa True or False: College Day isn’t very useful for children seven years or younger. If you aren’t entirely sure how to answer that, take into consideration the general knowledge of several studies showing that simply speaking to children as often as possible will help them do well academically.…
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After a Semester of Being Pen Pals, Writing Partners Finally Meet
Author: Elizabeth Figueroa, Project Coordinator, CommUniverCity San José “When do I get to meet my pen pal? Who is my pen pal? Do you know who my pen pal is?” These are all questions asked in rapid succession by multiple students just about every time I visited Anne Darling Elementary’s campus over the past four months. Since…
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Eager to Read: Meet Jocelyn and Leslie of Accelerating 3rd Grade Literacy
Author: Elizabeth Figueroa, Project Coordinator, CommUniverCity San Jose U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan once said, “We have to educate our way to a better economy.” Imagine, a class of 20 or more students where an average of ninety percent are socioeconomically disadvantaged, eighty-five percent are English Learners and ten percent have some type…