In this episode we sit down with career educator and community organizer Mike Gonzales. He tells stories of his struggles with learning to eventually becoming a Leader in education. Fighting for the rights of children in poor communities and organizing against the Charter School system which promotes inequality, to his defining moment of organizing a 50,000 person march in Los Angeles! This podcast is an amazing story of a modern day Jaime Escalante, who's life story was portrayed in the 1988 hit movie "Stand and Deliver."
He has 14 years of teaching experience as an elementary school teacher in Southern California. Starting in south central Los Angeles and ending up in Pacoima, CA. He was the union rep at every school site he worked at, N.E.A. National delegate, CA teaching state delegate, former Vice Chair of the Hispanic caucus, Unite Teachers Los Angeles school organizing committee member. Wrote the plan and name the school the SMART Academy. Former President of the Pacoima neighborhood council and Vice Chair of the P.T.A. Mike just recently moved back to the Bay Area, his hometown and just got hired for the Hayward U.S.D. and is running for the New Haven School board. He's also fighting for Prop 15 which is an initiative to increase funding for local public schools, to put schools and communities first!
MIKE GONZALES WEBSITE
http://mikeg4newhaven.com/
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Isaac J. Estrada
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Jho
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MUSIC
"The Mantra" by A Dead Desire
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Hatem Alrifai
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