The decision by the President to rescind DACA is shameful and immoral. We stand by our students, 12% of whom are Dreamers. For the last 400 years, this country has been built by immigrants. The president’s own family includes immigrants. Now, he seeks to deny the rights and privileges enjoyed by 800,000 people, primarily under age […]
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In February, our First Graduate® students at James Denman Middle School were joined by Rachel Itwaru for our monthly First Gen Speaker Series. Rachel is a business analyst at Salesforce.org, a self-funded social enterprise that provides technology solutions to social-impact organizations. Rachel spoke to our students about her family’s background and challenges, her pathway to
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“Without First Graduate, I would have been pretty lost in high school,” says Jacky, a First Graduate® senior at Lowell High School. Jacky was one of our featured speakers at a recent event called the High School Choice Panel. At this event, we invited our 8th grade students to listen to a panel of our
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How does it work, and how does First Graduate® help? December is an important month for families in San Francisco Unified School District. Unlike other cities where youth simply attend the neighborhood public high school closest to their homes, in San Francisco every family has a choice of where they want their son or daughter
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Recently, First Graduate® students and staff attended the San Francisco Unified School District Enrollment Fair at City College. The fair empowers San Francisco families to make an informed choice about the right school for their children, from elementary school through high school. Every school in the district, including public, charter and private schools, was in
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It’s that time of year again! As some of our older students step on campus to begin their first semester of college, our youngest students have returned to Everett Middle School and James Denman Middle School to begin their 7th and 8th grade years. With backpacks, new haircuts and a few new inches in height,
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“What were you like when you were our age?” This is the secret question that all middle schoolers have for adults. Kids want to see the child behind the grown-up: the journey that took place from elementary school to college, from hometown to big city, from summer jobs to high-power careers. What music did you
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The day started bright and early as we rounded up our excited students and boarded the bus. Meg Ramey was in charge of our group, with me and Jayda Shuavarnnasri accompanying as chaperones. After we arrived, we had lunch in the UC Santa Cruz dining hall. We all had a tough time holding back—it was
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In our First Graduate® 7th grade advisory at James Denman Middle School, we have a monthly FirstGen Speaker Series where we invite successful professionals who are first-generation college students to discuss their journey with our students. The goal of this series is to expose our students to inspiring real-life success stories of adults who were “first”. In
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Did you know that middle school students in San Francisco have to submit application for high school? Scary as that process can be for students (and parents) it was made a lot easier this week thanks to a crew of volunteers from Hotwire.com who supplied pizza and sat down with students for some one-on-one coaching.
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