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Items tagged: education reform

SAFRA: What's in it for Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders?

Did you hear? President Obama signed SAFRA (Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act) into law last week, and Greg Cendana (APAP Board member/President of USSA) was on the front lines making it happen. That's him with USSA Communications Director, Jake Stillwell (pictured above, left) and Congressman George Miller (pictured above, right).


Success!: Lori Phanachone Victory

Remember Lori Phanachone, the amazingly fierce high school senior in Iowa? We wrote about her fight against testing gone haywire, amidst the perfect storm between No Child Left Behind and the ridiculous English only law in Iowa.