For the past couple of weeks, many students across Albuquerque Public Schools have been head deep into the infamous PARCC testing and the stress and pressure is readily felt across campuses and classrooms. This year, as well as last year, our family made the decision to opt our elementary-aged children out of taking PARCC. We
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It always amazes me how much of an introvert I really am, especially when immersed in social spaces and places. Many of my gente y estudiantes wouldn’t believe this at all, but I am. Familiar voice in the back of my mind fades in: “Are you serious Ms. ContraSantolina?” “Do you really feel nerviosa y
In their god damned suits, the institutional mafia. Poised to disempower the already powerless. Do you really think for a second that they give a rat’s ass about us? Do you think they lose sleep thinking about our misfortunes? Our struggles? Our complaints? Our pleas? F… no. We don’t even exist unless we remind them
La Xicana 