Trumpets in the Sky is a collection of poems that point to the universe while proclaiming the complexities of living on planet earth. These poems are full of astonishment, absurdity, reverence, and social science. Some are surreal, some are staid, all are sincere.
Scholarly books and journal articles routinely close with policy recommendations. Yet these recommendations rarely reach politicians. How can academics engage more effectively in the policy process? In Teach Truth to Power, David Garcia offers a how-to guide for scholars and researchers who want to influence education policy, explaining strategies for putting research in a policy context, getting ?in the room? where policy happens, finding unexpected allies, interacting with politicians, and more. 0 0Countering conventional wisdom about research utilization (also referred to as knowledge mobilization), Garcia explains that engaging in education policy is not a science, it is a craft?a combination of acquired knowledge and intuition that must be learned through practice. Engaging in policy is an interpersonal process; academics who hope to influence policy have to get face-to-face with the politicians who create policy. Garcia?s experience as trusted insider, researcher, and political candidate make him uniquely qualified to offer a roadmap that connects research to policy. He explains that academics can leverage their content expertise to build relationships with politicians (even before they are politicians); demonstrates the effectiveness of the research one-pager; and shows how academics can teach politicians to be champions of research
An accessible guide to the major issues and arguments surrounding school choice.
"This book examines a century of segregation in the California town of Oxnard. It focuses on designs for education that reproduced inequity as a routine matter. For Oxnard's white elite there was never a question of whether to segregate Mexicans, and later Blacks, but how to do so effectively and permanently. David G. García explores what the author calls mundane racism--the systematic subordination of minorities enacted as a commonplace way of conducting business within and beyond schools."--Provided by publisher.
David F. Garcia examines the work of a wide range of musicians, dancers, academics, and activists between the 1930s and the 1950s to show how their belief in black music's African roots would provide the means to debunk racist ideologies, aid decolonization of Africa, and ease racial violence.
Focusing on the migration and settlement of Mexicans in North Central Washington, the narrative traces the arrival of braceros during World War II, followed by Mexican American families from south Texas in the late 1940s. The early 1950s saw further migration from the Yakima Valley in search of economic opportunities. By the late 1980s, these communities began to establish roots, starting businesses and purchasing homes, leading to greater integration and participation in a diverse economic landscape.
David Garcia traces Arsenio Rodriguez's early career in Cuba, his influence on Cuban and Latin popular music in the 1940s, his struggle for recognition at the height of mambo-mania in the 1950s, and his importance to Puerto Rican and Cuban communities in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles."
Focusing on Jerry Garcia's deep appreciation for traditional American music, this collection showcases his interpretations of various genres, including bluegrass and blues. Rather than an ego-driven approach, Garcia's recordings reflect his respect for the original artists. Accompanied by mandolinist David Grisman, the album features personal renditions of classic songs. Dix Bruce meticulously transcribes Garcia's solos, providing melodies, tablature, lyrics, and chords that allow guitarists to play these pieces while staying true to their traditional roots.