Roberto Rodriguez
@robertor63.bsky.social
Palomar College Trustee. Retired teacher. Former Labor leader. Public Education Advocate. Lifelong Padres Fan.
Cutting Pell Grants is a clear message: college should only be for the rich. The Trump Administration’s budget slashes aid for low-income students, shutting the door on opportunity. Higher education must be accessible to all—not just the wealthy. #SavePell #EducationForAll
May 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Cutting Pell Grants is a clear message: college should only be for the rich. The Trump Administration’s budget slashes aid for low-income students, shutting the door on opportunity. Higher education must be accessible to all—not just the wealthy. #SavePell #EducationForAll
"Framing DEI as antithetical to merit is a false and dangerous dichotomy. True meritocracy rewards ability and effort. But when systemic barriers deny people access to opportunity based on race, gender, income, or ability, “merit” becomes a rigged concept...
When DEI Is Under Attack, So Is Democracy — Roberto Rodriguez for Palomar College Board Area 3
"Opponents frame DEI as somehow antithetical to merit. This is a false and dangerous dichotomy. True meritocracy rewards ability and effort. But when systemic barriers deny people access to opportunit...
www.rodriguezforpalomar.org
May 30, 2025 at 5:39 AM
"Framing DEI as antithetical to merit is a false and dangerous dichotomy. True meritocracy rewards ability and effort. But when systemic barriers deny people access to opportunity based on race, gender, income, or ability, “merit” becomes a rigged concept...
Since the conservative majority on the Palomar College Board voted to end the reading of the Land Acknowledgement during board meetings, at our May 13 meeting, I took it upon myself to read it during public comment. #apromiseisapromise
May 18, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Since the conservative majority on the Palomar College Board voted to end the reading of the Land Acknowledgement during board meetings, at our May 13 meeting, I took it upon myself to read it during public comment. #apromiseisapromise
Sparky’s favorite toy.
April 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Sparky’s favorite toy.
Of course they did…
By a 5-4 vote, the justices allowed the administration to freeze millions of dollars in grant funding for diversity and instructional programs at public and private universities.
Supreme Court sides with administration over Education Department grants
By a 5-4 vote, the justices allowed the administration to freeze millions of dollars in grant funding for diversity and instructional programs at public and private universities.
www.npr.org
April 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Of course they did…
Trump will bankrupt America like he bankrupt all of his businesses, and the only ones that will benefit are his billionaire friends.
April 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Trump will bankrupt America like he bankrupt all of his businesses, and the only ones that will benefit are his billionaire friends.
If you get a chance, I recommend listening to @gavinnewsom.bsky.social podcast with @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social and @thelatinovote.bsky.social with @mikemadrid.bsky.social and @kevindeleon.bsky.social for a sense of how we Democrats can stop the hand wringing and move forward. Stand up. Do. Deliver.
April 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
If you get a chance, I recommend listening to @gavinnewsom.bsky.social podcast with @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social and @thelatinovote.bsky.social with @mikemadrid.bsky.social and @kevindeleon.bsky.social for a sense of how we Democrats can stop the hand wringing and move forward. Stand up. Do. Deliver.
Why have we allowed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to be equated to “less qualified”? The fact is that these policies ensure that more qualified individuals from marginalized groups are not skipped over for another generation.
February 11, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Why have we allowed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to be equated to “less qualified”? The fact is that these policies ensure that more qualified individuals from marginalized groups are not skipped over for another generation.
My February Board report. . .
February 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My February Board report. . .