It is critical parents understand the importance of being informed to better be engaged and advocate with strategy!  

Meet Christina Laster, proud Black Woman/Afro-latina, mother, grandmother, civil rights activist, and humanitarian! She was born and raised in San Diego, California where I gained a deep understanding and appreciation for culture and diversity. I graduated from the University of San Diego's Joan B. Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice where I earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science then moving on to earn a Master's Degree in Business Administration. Christina has worked for nearly 13 years in the San Diego Unified School District as an early childhood education and a special education para-educator. She is NOW the Policy Legislative Director for the National Parents Union.