Edward Reyes

Edward Reyes is a Ph.D. student in Chicana and Chicano Studies at UC Santa Barbara. His pedagogical advocacy for teaching Ethnic Studies in K-12 elementary schools shapes his research focus on the social movement for Ethnic Studies (Chicana/o Studies) in K-12 and his passion for instilling equity in Latin@/x majority schools. Edward serves as a Spanish and Cultures specialist at Montessori Center School for Grades 1-6, where he utilizes an ethnic studies lens in his pedagogy. Previously, Edward served as a Graduate Student Researcher for UCSB’s ÉXITO for two years, where he helped prepare Ethnic Studies majors to become Ethnic Studies teachers and conducted research relevant to the Central Coast’s implementation of Ethnic Studies in K-12. He has also participated in UCSB’s Summer Session’s Research Mentorship Program, where he mentored a high school student during a month-long research program focused on uncovering the legacy of settler colonialism in Santa Barbara’s downtown architecture. This research project was successfully published for the Santa Barbara Independent.

Read Edward’s co-authored article in Kalfou on how historical and contemporary forms of activism from students of color helped California become the first to mandate Ethnic Studies in all public high schools with AB 101. 

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