When School Pushes You Over The Edge

(A second guest post–part 1 is here— from an Oakland public school student and Energy Convertor, Edrees Saied) Schools can push you, but if they don’t connect with you, it can feel like you are being pushed off a cliff. This pressure without connections undermines the relationship with school and destroys the passion for learning. Some students…


No Love for Latitude Charter School

(A Guest post from David Castillo-Executive Director at Oakland Charters. Oakland Charters provides support and advocacy for Oakland’s dynamic public charter school sector.) After a long deliberation at last Tuesday’s monthly meeting, the Alameda County Board of Education voted 1-5 to deny the appeal of Latitude High. Amber Childress (Area 2 Trustee – Oakland) was…


Searching At School For What I’m Missing At Home

(A Guest post from an Oakland public school student and Energy Convertors Helping marginalized folx #navigate education. S/O 2 people converting negative energy to positive all over. Edrees Saied) Imagine you’re a student. You think yourself as an advanced student. Someone who tries to overload themselves with advanced classes for the sake of learning everything that you can.…


What’s Happening This Week in Oakland Education- 2/19/18

Lots of upcoming events in Oakland, meetings of the LCAP student advisory commission, Street Academy info session, the FBI’s war on Black activists, second chance for charter applications for those that missed open enrollment, the Emerson crab feed, Black Joy parade, Foster Youth Advisory Council, and a panel on OUSD’s sanctuary status and El Salvador,…


The Oakland Education News Roundup-2/16/18

Another busy week in Oakland education- today is the last day of op-en enrollment for charters, apply at enrolloak.org, video of a youth led event with the Supe, Latitude charter’s hearing at the County, moving beyond choice to access, Youth Uprising undergoing a leadership transition, new leaders of color announced, a great conference at Cal,…