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Decolonizing American Schools – Xitlalli Vazquez
My name is Xitlalli, and I teach 9th grade geometry at Breakthrough Houston. I want to preface this blog by telling you a little bit about my name’s origin. Xitlalli (Seeth-la-lee) means “star” in Nahuatl. This language is only one of the many indigenous languages...
20 for 20: An Interview with Breakthrough scholar Micheal Brown
By Morris Nwogwugwu You might have seen the news about Micheal Brown, the high school senior from Houston who was recently accepted to all 20 colleges he applied to, receiving full scholarships (and then some) to each. What an accomplishment! As others have said,...