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Christina Laster

California, Los Angeles
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He Said He Couldn’t Breathe. California Changed Its Law. Does Your School Know?

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By Christina Laster
| Hoover Institution
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Most California parents assume that when they send their children to school on a hot day, someone is responsible for keeping them safe. They assume there are rules and that the adults in charge will notice if a child is struggling in the heat. That assumption is not always true. Until very recently, it was not required to be.
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He Said He Couldn’t Breathe. California Changed Its Law. Does Your School Know? Original

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By Christina Laster
| The 74 Verified
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Most California parents assume that when they send their children to school on a hot day, someone is responsible for keeping them safe. They assume there are rules and that the adults in charge will notice if a child is struggling in the heat. That assumption is not always true. Until very recently, it was not required to be.
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Black Families Can't Wait for Public Education to Decide Our Children Are Worth Teaching

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By Christina Laster
As a Black homeschooling mom, I am most irritated by the mere thought of my children being trapped in a failing school. But there are a couple of recent misconceptions about Black homeschooling families that have also been getting on my nerves. First, the media attention to Black homeschooling portrays us as an anomaly. Our numbers began increasing well before the pandemic, and since then have skyrocketed. Black homeschoolers are not eccentric.
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