Opportunities to Speak and be Heard
By Natalie Irons, Associate Director, Instructional Coaching, UCLA Center X In a trauma and learning certification course, our work group posed the question, “What ways, if any, do teachers feel…
Kimi Waite, TEP Alum, Publishes Article About Asian American Studies and Climate Change
Kimi Waite published an article in Ms. magazine stating that climate justice belongs in the classroom—including recognizing and teaching the contributions of Asian Americans and Asian immigrants working toward environmental justice.
Hard Conversations
By Natalie Irons, Associate Director, Instructional Coaching, UCLA Center X “Whenever you feel uncomfortable, have second thoughts, or try to avoid saying what you need to say, what you aren’t…
Well-being for Us All
By Natalie Irons, Associate Director, Instructional Coaching, UCLA Center X I am working towards a certificate in trauma and learning and my study group is discussing well-being in schools, particularly…
Podcast: Annamarie Francois talks to Trending in Education about Preparing and Sustaining Social Justice Educators
Annamarie Francois, Executive Director of UCLA Center X, and Karen Hunter Quartz, Director of UCLA Center for Community Schooling, join Trending in Education host Mike Palmer to talk about their experience as educators and leaders in social justice education and community schooling.
LA Times Article About Ethnic Studies Class Features TEP Alum Melina Melgoza
TEP alum, Melina Melgoza, was interviewed for this LA Times article about her high school Ethnic Studies class, which also features the students at Roybal Learning Center.
Burnout and Stress
By Natalie Irons, Associate Director, Instructional Coaching, UCLA Center X As I have been doing training at various school organizations over the past months, it is evident that schools are…
Discussion: Black and Korean Solidarity: Next Steps
Drs. Rita Suh, April Parker, Sylvia Rousseau, Barbara Williams-Skinner, and Kyeyoung Park discuss the history between the Black and Korean-American communities in Los Angeles and how to improve these relations.
Salute to Teachers Q&A: Samantha Ayala, TEP Alum
TEP Alum Samantha Ayala of La Honda STEAM Academy in Lompoc is being honored as a Salute to Teachers distinguished new educator. In this Q&A, she discusses her teaching, motivation and supports.
Conflict
By Natalie Irons, Associate Director, Instructional Coaching, UCLA Center X I’m thinking a lot about how conflict looks, sounds and feels as I engage in my work. I’ve noticed that…
Op-Ed: Attacks on school board meetings are threatening democracy. Will educators help save it?
John Rogers, Center X Faculty Director, co-authored an Op-Ed in the LA Times expressing concern for the antidemocratic attacks on school boards across the country.
UCLA Center X Announces the Start of ExcEL 2026!
UCLA Center X is pleased to announce the start of ExcEL 2026, the latest iteration of the ExcEL Leadership Academy! ExcEL 2026 is a five-year program funded through the National Professional Development (NPD) grants offered by the US Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition.
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We are excited about the publication of Preparing and Sustaining Social Justice Educators edited by our former executive director, Annamarie Francois, along with UCLA Center for Community Schooling director Karen Hunter Quartz.