W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
Vol 21, NO. 26
March 23, 2023
Rialto Unified School District and CSUSB par tner to launch Te a c h R i a l t o , a n i n i t i a t i v e t o t r a i n h o m e g r o w n t e a c h e r s
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Tomás D. Morales, (left) president of CSUSB, and Cuauhtémoc Avila, superintendent of the Rialto Unified School District, sign the memorandum of understanding formally launching the Teach Rialto initiative. Looking on from the back row, from left, Chinaka S. DomNwachukwu, dean of the James R. Watson & Judy Rodriguez Watson College of Education, CSUSB; Stephanie E. Lewis, Rialto Unified School District board member; Edgar Montes, Rialto Unified School District board member; and Rafik Mohamed, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, CSUSB.
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By Manny Sandoval
n March 15, the Rialto Unified School District (RUSD) and California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) launched Teach Rialto.
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The initiative will provide ninth-grade students, beginning with the 2023-24 school year, a program of study and support services throughout thier high school experience. This program will put them in a position to meet the requirements for admission to CSUSB, where they will earn a bache-
lor’s degree and teaching credentials so they could return to teach in Rialto.
Rachel Rincon, an alumna of Eisenhower High School and now a freshman at RUSD, cont. on next pg.
S B VC C e l e b r a t e s t h e l e g a c y o f M a r t a M a c i a s B r o w n v i a scholarships, honors her commitment to education
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sor to MEChA while studying at Cal State San Bernardino.
The event, which took place on March 16, was aimed at benefiting student scholarships, and it brought together several prominent speakers, including Marta's sister Gloria Macias Harrison, Congressman Mark Takano, Robert Armenta, Marta's son Miguel McQueen, and Hans Johnson. All of them shared their reflections on Marta's life and the positive impact she left on the community.
She worked in the office of Congressman George E. Brown, whom she later married, and shared his work. She was a mother, sister, and friend. Takano, who was the first person to call for Marta's endorsement in 2012, said, "I have to say she was a fixture in Congressman George's office."
an Bernardino Valley College (SBVC) celebrated the legacy of Marta Macias Brown, a graduate of the college and an advocate for civil rights and social justice.
Marta was one of the founders of UMAS (United Mexican American Students), the precur-
She worked with the United Farmer Workers to bring Cesar Chavez to the area and was also one of the founders and early editors of El Chicano Newspaper.
Armenta, who worked with Marta at Casa Ramona Baird, said, "She was a trustworthy confidant for political chisme. It truly was during these years that I learned the importance of Marta, cont. on next pg.
PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL SBVC Chancellor Diana Rodriguez, Educator and Former Politician Dr. Judith Valles, and IECN Publisher Gloria Macias Harrison sharing a moment at the event.