Dr. Antero Garcia

Biography

Antero Garcia is a Professor at the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University and serves as Vice President of the National Council of Teachers of English. His research explores the possibilities of speculative imagination and healing within educational contexts. Prior to earning his Ph.D., he was an English teacher in a public high school in South Central Los Angeles. Antero has authored and edited more than a dozen books, focusing on literacies, play, and civics, frequently addressing how these elements transform schooling in America. His recent works include 'Town: School Bus Educational Technology' and 'Civics World Come: Committing Democracy Classroom'. Antero co-edits an online publication, La Cuenta, which centers on the voices and perspectives of individuals labeled as undocumented in the U.S. He obtained his Ph.D. in Urban Schooling from the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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