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How a Dozen Immigrant Parents Organized to Transform Literacy in Their District

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By Alejandro Gibes

Parents’ love for their children is the single greatest—and most underutilized—natural resource in education. I learned this firsthand as a son. My parents escaped political persecution and made enormous sacrifices to immigrate to the United States so that my sister and I could have better educational opportunities.

September Labor Day - Long Weekend - Operations Hours
Saturday, August 30
Shippan Center open 9 am-5 pm, no citizenship classes
Sunday, August 31
Shippan Center open 9 am-5 pm
Monday, September 1
Shippan and Yerwood Centers CLOSED
See you on September 2! Happy Labor Day! 

Día del Trabajo de Septiembre - Fin de semana largo - Horarios de operación
Sábado, 30 de Agosto
Centro Shippan abierto de 9 am a 5 pm, sin clases de ciudadanía
Domingo, 31 de Agosto
Centro Shippan abierto de 9 am a 5 pm
Lunes, 1 de Septiembre
Centros Shippan y Yerwood CERRADOS
¡Nos vemos el 2 de Septiembre! ¡Feliz Día del Trabajo!

Jou Travay Septanm - Long Weekend - Orè Operasyon
Samdi, 30 Out
Sant Shippan ouvè 9 am-5 pm,pa gen klas sitwayènte
Dimanch, 31 Out
Sant Shippan ouvè 9 am-5 pm
Lendi, 1 Septanm
Sant Shippan ak Yerwood FERMÉN
ap wè w sou 2 Septanm! Bòn Jou Travay!

Día del Trabajo de Septiembre - Fin de semana largo -
Horarios de operación
Sábado, 30 de Agosto
Centro Shippan abierto de 9 am a 5 pm, sin clases de ciudadanía
Domingo, 31 de Agosto
Centro Shippan abierto de 9 am a 5 pm
Lunes, 1 de Septiembre
Centros Shippan y Yerwood CERRADOS
¡Nos vemos el 2 de Septiembre! ¡Feliz Día del Trabajo!

Jou Travay Septanm - Long Weekend - Orè Operasyon
Samdi, 30 Out
Sant Shippan ouvè 9 am-5 pm,pa gen klas sitwayènte
Dimanch, 31 Out
Sant Shippan ouvè 9 am-5 pm
Lendi, 1 Septanm
Sant Shippan ak Yerwood FERMÉN
ap wè w sou 2 Septanm! Bòn Jou Travay!

September Labor Day - Long Weekend - Operations Hours
Saturday, August 30
Shippan Center open 9 am-5 pm, no citizenship classes
Sunday, August 31
Shippan Center open 9 am-5 pm
Monday, September 1
Shippan and Yerwood Centers CLOSED
See you on September 2! Happy Labor Day! 

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