Chicago Reporter (https://www.chicagoreporter.com/author/carlos-azcoitia/)
Former School Board member Carlos Azcoitia offers some rules of the road, including “Our role is not to support the administration or the political establishment or to represent a single constituency.”
It is up to us as a broad school community to counterbalance the pessimism in some circles and concentrate on what education is about – optimism and hope, with concrete results. We must be engaged, not only during good times but also in challenging times, to bring about equity and excellence for all students.
Immigration and community-focused schools reflect and strengthen the
core values of democracy in America. Both are just and wise
investments. Our country was founded on the principles of freedom and economic and
educational opportunities.
Educators have long known that many Latino students do not complete high school. Still, education models have remained the same. It is imperative that school districts listen to students, teachers and parents and begin to implement new approaches.