The shadow of a pedestrian is seen walking past the headquarters of the Los Angeles Unified School District on Oct. 3. (Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images)
Two security guards talk on the campus of the closed McKinley School, part of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) system, in Compton, California, just south of Los Angeles, on April 28, 2020. (Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty Images)
Katrice Mubiru was invited to hear President Barack Obama deliver the State of the Union to highlight his belief that people need technical skills to be competitive.