I completed a service learning project, the aim of which was to understand the impact of race (and to some extent poverty) on a local public high school. It was an extraordinary experience, albeit a short one, which has forever altered the way I see the state of public education in the US today. I definitely see myself doing more with and for education in the future.

1. My Service Learning Experience

2.  2148 Students
 Grades 9 – 12
 API scores of 611 / 1000. State target is 800
 20 students per teacher
 91% of teachers fully credentialed
 63% students participate in free lunch

5.  Hiram W Johnson
High School
 Sacramento City
Unified School
District
 California

7. “My daughter is currently a junior at HJHS. Although
the administration clearly has good intentions,
some of the most academically challenged kids are
still falling through the cracks. There is virtually no
parent communication and absolutely no parent
participation. Some of the staff have a complete
and total disregard for underachievers. If you are
located in this school's boundaries, I would think
long and hard before I decided to send my child to
HJHS”