Mills Teacher Scholar, Aija Simmons in Oakland Tribune

She is a Carnegie Scholar and for the last three years has been working with teachers in the
Aija Simmons, a third-year Mills Teacher Scholar participant was quoted in a September 14, 2010 Oakland Tribune article discussing the recent California State Test score results. Aija’s school, New Highland Academy, was one of a handful of schools in California that exited program improvement this year.

The Mills Teacher Scholars project is excited to be working with New Highland Academy teachers this year as part of our School-site Scholars initiative. She has been a district mentor, and a cooperating teacher. She is a Carnegie Scholar and for the last three years has been working with teachers in the She has been a district mentor, and a cooperating teacher. She is a Carnegie Scholar and for the last three years has been working with teachers in the