Grounded in our commitment to peace, unity and justice, the mission of Youth Together is to address the root causes of educational inequities by developing multiracial youth leaders and engaging school community allies to promote positive school change.
POLITICAL EDUCATION
We do research, as well as create and provide political education to our students across sites. We believe that youth are integral to creating lasting change in our communities, and make sure that we equip our students with the tools they need to think critically.
COMMUNITY ORGANIZING
Our students learn the value of community first hand through the outreach work that we do. We strive to give our students the opportunity to lead their community, but first make sure that they are grounded in the skills.
EDUCATIONAL CHANGE
While we teach our students that the community is the first place to organize, we also make sure to arm our students with the advocacy skills they need to make broad and institutionalized changes to better the experiences of their peers.
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Check out our Latinas Girls Group as they celebrate each other for another year of community!
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Getting the backdrops ready for the Signature Event! #BehindtheScenes #YouthMovement
"Teach for America is a nonprofit organization that recruits what the program describes as “outstanding” college graduates to commit to two years of teaching in low-income schools. They attend five weeks of summer training before they enter the classroom and receive ongoing support. The program is affiliated with accredited university teacher education programs that offer classes that prepare the teachers to earn a preliminary credential after one year."
While we recognize that the teacher shortage is a complicated issue, we also must be cognizant of the fact that the profession of teachers is underpaid, under resourced, and undervalued. Without changing those material conditions, we will continue to have a teacher shortage, whether they are competent teachers or not.
New teachers could be banned from low-income schools
dailydemocrat.com
A California legislator wants to ban inexperienced teachers in programs such as Teach for America from working in predominantly low-income schools, saying they lack the preparation to work effectiv…Check out some of the art from Emma Salinas, an amazingly talented student from Skyline High School! Check out her work for her senior thesis! #YouthArt
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Congratulations to the students in LA who’re doing the AMAZING work of building student power! We look forward to seeing this happen for all young folks! #youthmovement
L.A. students are already activists. Now they want to vote at 16.
latimes.com
The LAUSD board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a resolution directing the superintendent to report on the feasibility — including costs — of a 2020 ballot measure that would lower the voting age to 16 in school district elections.