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Interrupting Biases Resources

Watch the film The Pushouts

THE PUSHOUTS tells the story of millions of young people in the U.S. referred to as “dropouts” who, more often than not, are pushed out of school for reasons beyond their control.

Scholar System Featured Team Member - Demontea Thompson

Demontea Thompson is a Compton-native and the Executive Director of Together We Inspire – a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that improves current and former foster youth educational and career outcomes. He is also a Ph.D. student at UCLA in the School of Education, Urban Schooling Division. ‘ His research explores how educational institutions can facilitate success for young boys and men of color, particularly those who have had interactions with the child welfare and justice system. Demontea is a slam poet and author of the inspirational autobiography, Raised From Scratch. As a TEDx Talk speaker and featured guest on the Kelly Clarkson Show for his community work, he focuses on putting research into practice. He received his master’s degree in education from the University of Southern California (USC) and his undergraduate degree in business management from Cal State Northridge (CSUN). He is a board member of the CSUN Alumni Association.

Scholar System - By Dr. Victor Rios

Scholar System provides school district leaders solutions for strengthening school communities, implementing systematic teacher training, and creating transformative student empowerment.

Street Life: Second Edition

The work of supporting the lives of young people who experience struggle has allowed me to go from sleepless nights to more fruitful days. This is what I have dedicated my professional career to. To paraphrase the writer, David Viscott, the purpose of life is to discover your gift and the meaning of life is to give it away. I am living my purpose—to leverage resources for young people growing up far-from-opportunity—and I hope this book helps readers get one step closer to finding and sharing their own gifts.

In this updated edition, Dr. Rios shares his remarkable journey and, more importantly, offers practical pathways to transformation that resonate with today’s youth and provide a gold mine of entry points for educational settings to engage students. Street Life isn’t just literature, it’s a roadmap for success. Use Street Life as a catalyst for compelling classroom discussions about issues like youth violence, poverty, resilience, healing, mentorship, and achieving your dreams. Turn its pages into a mirror reflecting your students’ lived realities, struggles, and experiences, and empower them to overcome obstacles while building literacy skills.

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