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GCOE EduCorps: Celebrating Educators at SF State
GCOE EduCorps: Celebrating Educators at SF State

On Nov 6 2017 the SFSU Graduate College of Education hosted an event where professors nominate undergraduate students as possible teacher candidates. The event included faculty, staff, and K-12 teachers working in the Bay Area.

What’s Working: Let’s Turn School-Level Success into State-Level Progress
What’s Working: Let’s Turn School-Level Success into State-Level Progress

A piece on Santiago High School in Garden Grove where 2016 Honoree, Sheri Zoratti, teaches English. The success achieved at Santiago is due to the supportive administration and a committed teaching staff who believe EVERY student can learn and that failure is NOT an option. 

Brian Dellar presentation to Santa Rosa School Board
Brian Dellar presentation to Santa Rosa School Board

Tim Allen presented Brian Deller, Chemistry Teacher at Elsie Allen High School in Santa Rosa to the Santa Rosa School Board on Jan 24, 2018.

2017 Teacher Leadership Academy
2017 Teacher Leadership Academy

In July of 2017, with a Grant from the Stuart Foundation and in Partnership with the San Joaquin County Office of Education, the Carlston Family Foundation held the first Teacher Leadership Academy. The Teacher Leadership Academy is designed for early career teachers, teaching in high need California schools with the specific purpose to reduce the attrition rate of first through fifth year teachers.

Jose Rivas selected as Finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence
Jose Rivas selected as Finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence

2010 honoree Jose Rivas wins award.

System 44 helps refugee students learn English in Modesto, CA
System 44 helps refugee students learn English in Modesto, CA

2015 Carlston Honoree, Lindsey Byrd Directs the Language Institute at Grace Davis High School.

Why teach? For Lindsey Bird, it’s a way to advance social justice and equality
Why teach? For Lindsey Bird, it’s a way to advance social justice and equality

“I wanted a career where I would make a difference more than I wanted money or fame. I wanted a job where I would feel good about it,” says 2015 Carlston Honoree Lindsey Bird
Acquillahs Muteti on The Last Word with Chris O'Donnel

Acquillahs Muteti, one of the 2009 Carlston Family Foundation Outstanding Teachers of America interviewed by MSNBC's Chris O'Donnell.