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Ref Rodriguez

American politician

Refugio Rodriguez (born ) is an American educator and politician, who served as President of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education in He served as a member of the Board from until his resignation in , and currently serves as an adjunct professor at Santa Ana College.[3]

Early life and career

Rodriguez grew up in Cypress Park, Los Angeles and was the first of five children of Mexican immigrants to graduate from college, earning a bachelor's degree from Loyola Marymount University and a PhD from Fielding Graduate University.[4]

He returned to his home neighborhood after college to co-found Partnerships to Uplift Communities (PUC), a public charter school program, with Jacqueline Elliot.[5][6] He also lectured at Loyola Marymount University and was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing in [7][8]

Career

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