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Perspectives from the Field

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Perspectives from the Field communicate personal observations about important issues in education. These must be brief (typically 1500-2500 words or 5-7 minute audio/video submissions) and appropriate for an audience which may include young students. In particular, we seek works that communicate a role perspective that other roles may not often hear or even be aware of. As a student parent, educator, administrator, elected official, or other community member, what is your experience or perspective on x, y, or z that you wish people in other roles could better understand and take into account when making decisions and taking actions? What constructive discussion questions can you offer your readers? Perspectives from the Field must be submitted with the author's name and contact information; however, these may be published anonymously upon request of the author, to facilitate an openness in Allies for Education on perspectives not typically shared outside of a particular role group. (The request to publish anonymously must be made in Step 1 of the submission process, in the "Comments to the Editor" text box.) Writing Prompt: As a student parent, educator, administrator, elected official, or other community member, what is your experience or perspective on x, y, or z that you wish people in other roles could better understand and take into account when making decisions and taking actions?

Accepted submissions will be published via the Allies for Education journal, hosted by the John Spoor Broome Library at CSU Channel Islands through Open Journal Systems (OJS).

Accessibility: Translations of published works, from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English, will be provided when possible. If selected for publication, bilingual authors are encouraged to provide their own translation, to help A4E to achieve its goal of maximum accessibility in both languages.

Group Membership. The submission of your work to the editors constitutes request for membership in our group, Allies for Education, and your intention to be published in the journal and on our website under both your name (unless you request anonymity through Comments to the Editor in Step 1 of the submission process) and the group name, Allies for Education.