Yolie Flores

Congratulations to Memphis City Schools "Irreplaceables" -- those phenomenal teachers that are changing lives for students every single day!  They demonstrate how great teaching overcomes poverty, dispelling the myth that because of poverty...

For over three years now, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has attempted to move forward in developing a new and more effective teacher evaluation system – an essential first step in ensuring that students have access to effective teaching...

Communities for Teaching Excellence applauds LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy and UTLA President Warren Fletcher for working collaboratively to design a new agreement that provides schools with increased flexibility outside of the current union contract...

When I was elected to the L.A. Unified School Board in 2007, I promised that I would fight to change a dysfunctional system that served the agendas of the adults at the expense of too-often-forgotten children and families. Change is hard and slow. But...