State Policy Update
Liz Guillen, a policy advocate with Public Advocates, Inc., reports on two recent legislative efforts to address cultural respect in California schools.

Building Student Power at Jordan High School: The Second Year
by Sean Leys
Last year, Jordan High School English teacher Sean Leys began working with students to train them in grass-roots organizing techniques. A year later, he reports on the triumphs and difficulties involved in the effort to create student power in an urban school.