Dr. Al Mijares serves as Orange County Superintendent of Schools, the top education position in a county with almost 500,000 students. Dr. Mijares has spent his career promoting kindness in education to ensure that every student feels welcomed and valued at school. In this episode, you’ll hear about Dr. Mijares’s journey from a child of an immigrant farmworker to a Ph.D. at USC to leadership in some of the most influential educational organizations in the nation. You’ll also hear from the next generation. Rebekah Robeck started a movement called “Let’s Be Kind” when she was just an 8th grader!

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