Ruchi Agarwal-Rangnath is an assistant professor at the University of San Francisco; founding member of CARE-ED (California Alliance of Researchers for Equity in Education); and founding member and vice-president of the National Association of Multicultural Education, California Chapter. Her books include Preparing to Teach Social Studies for Social Justice (Becoming a Renegade) and Social Studies, Literacy, and Social Justice in the Common Core Classroom: A Guide for Teachers.