On Thursday May 2nd, Innovate Public Schools partnered with the San Francisco Unified School District to raise awareness and build support for Policy 5023: a language translation and interpretation policy designed to improve accessibility for parents of English Learner students with an IEP.
Innovate has partnered with Alexander Tutoring to launch the pilot, which they hope will inspire more widespread initiatives to provide tutoring for all who need it.
In our 21st century economy, the vast majority of middle-class jobs require education beyond high school. However, in 2014, only about five out of every 10 Bay Area seniors graduated eligible for college, and just three out of every 10 Latino or African American students.