Please give a warm welcome to Dr. Jacquelyn Ollison, the new Director of CREEO.
Dr. Jacquelyn Ollison comes to CREEO with over two decades of experience in the field of education, and a commitement to equity and justice. With a heartfelt focus on improving educators' well-being and professional development, Dr. Ollison has made significant strides in transforming teaching and learning environments. Her pioneering work addressing teacher retention, particularly in underserved schools, emphasizes the crucial challenge of compassion...
Please give a warm welcome to Dr. Jacquelyn Ollison!
Dr. Jacquelyn Ollison is distinguished in the field of education for her dedicated commitment to equity and justice. With a heartfelt focus on improving educators' well-being and professional development, Dr. Ollison has spent over two decades making significant strides in transforming teaching and learning environments. Her pioneering work addressing teacher retention, particularly in underserved schools, emphasizes the crucial challenge of compassion fatigue among educators—a deeply personal matter to her...
Petrina Miller remembers, as a young teacher in Los Angeles Unified, helping another teacher during district testing and noticing that the teacher was giving Black students and other students of color the answers. Miller asked her why she was doing that.
“Let them have a productive struggle,” Miller said. “Let them try, and whatever score they get is what they get. And that’s fine.”
Diana Lambert is based in Sacramento and among other topics writes about teachers and teaching in California.
