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Jazmyn Simon

Jazmyn Simon is an actor, activist, and mother. She is the author of Most Perfect You and the coauthor of Repeat After Me, with her husband, Dulé Hill. Raised in Northern California, Jazmyn began pursuing acting during college at the University of Nevada. She later moved to Chicago and joined the improv troupe Second City. Jazmyn rose to fame on HBO’s hit dramedy Ballers, starring The Rock. On the big screen, she has starred in Tyler Perry’s Acrimony, among many other films. Most recently, Jazmyn appeared in the Netflix series Raising Dion. Jazmyn lives in L.A. with her husband and their two children. Visit Jazmyn on Instagram at @jazmynsimon.

Books

Books for Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Every May we celebrate the rich history and culture of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Browse a curated selection of fiction and nonfiction books by AANHPI creators that we think your students will love. Find our collection of titles here: Elementary School

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PRH Education Translanguaging Collections

Translanguaging is a communicative practice of bilinguals and multilinguals, that is, it is a practice whereby bilinguals and multilinguals use their entire linguistic repertoire to communicate and make meaning (García, 2009; García, Ibarra Johnson, & Seltzer, 2017)   It is through that lens that we have partnered with teacher educators and bilingual education experts, Drs.

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PRH Education Classroom Libraries

“Books are a students’ passport to entering and actively participating in a global society with the empathy, compassion, and knowledge it takes to become the problem solvers the world needs.” –Laura Robb   Research shows that reading and literacy directly impacts students’ academic success and personal growth. To help promote the importance of daily independent

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