Looking back on everything Oakland education- the honor band takes a knee, test scores are out, what’s happening with the OUSD budget, a new “woke” parent group, meetings, opportunities for educators, and for you to help Oakland public schools, and more If you want this regularly please follow me on facebook, twitter or the blog Oakland OUSD…
Month: September 2017
Woke Parents, the System’s Worst Nightmare
Mama Williams graduated from an Oakland public high school with A’s and B’s, but she couldn’t read. This week she was organizing with nearly 100 other Oakland parents at DeFremery Park in West Oakland the goal was “breaking the cycle.” You can see the video here. They were part of the first class of an…
Oakland Education Upcoming Events August 25th
The blueprint survey, the Office of Equity reception, LCAP meetings, an OUSD board meeting, Oakland Education 101, an autism conference, the maker fair, the school retool fellowship, opportunities to help educators, the police explorers program for youth, that and much more in our weekly look ahead in Oakland ed OUSD needs your input! Complete an…
One Year Later on Oakland Youth Leadership- Our Kids and the National Anthem
Tonight marks one year since the Oakland Unified Honor Band, beat 99% of the nation’s adults to the punch in kneeling for the national anthem. Last year, they discussed their feelings, debated internally, talked with adults, and many chose to kneel, while some did not, as they played the anthem during an A’s game. When…
The Oakland Education Roundup from September 22
Our weekly look back on Oakland in the news, as well as other items of interest Oakland Really interesting new report looking at declining enrollment districts, the role of charters, and how to avoid some of the most negative effects– I hope Oakland is reading Better Together: Ensuring Quality District Schools in Times of Charter…