The Oakland Education Week in Review: 11/18-11/24

Last week–the latest polling on Oakland education, the NAACP’s literacy campaign, a brother bring computer science to the masses, looking at charter renewals, the success of the AAMA, Afrocomicon, all that and much more, please read, share and get involved

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  • Celebration of Black Educators with the State of Black Education in Oakland
    • Please join the State of Black Education in Oakland (SoBEO) to break bread, share a drinks and celebrate some of Oakland’s Black heroes and sheroes. Doors open at Kingston 11 at 430, we have a quick program with our honorees starting at 5 and will be celebrating with community until 7. There will be light snacks, drink tickets for folks who arrive earlier, and a great opportunity to hear from and connect with community. Spaces are limited so please register now.
  • Quality and Resources over Politics, A Consensus View- The Latest Oakland Survey Results on Education
    • The numbers are in from the latest Chamber of Commerce survey on voter attitudes and despite all the special interest rancor you hear at Board meetings, the average voter in Oakland is pretty clear about what is wrong and where they want the focus—hint, it’s about quality and resources, not the type of public school.
  • NAACP Reading Interview on KPOO 11 16 19
    • 89.5 KPOO interviews a representative of the Oakland NAACP’s Education Committee. Topics include:
      • 1. NAACP’s local Priority (Reading)
      • 2. Kid’s Reading Status
      • 3. Why can’t Johnny Read?
      • 4. Dyslexia: “The MIT disease”
      • 5. Prison Reform: First Step Act and Reading
      • 6. How to Get Involved
  • He’s working to diversify the tech industry, one Oakland student at a time
    • Kennan Scott knows the isolation people of color often experience working tech jobs. As a civil and transit engineer in Oakland firms, he was usually the only black engineer in the office. Now, as the manager of computer science at the Oakland Unified School District, Scott is doing something about it.
  • How Will OUSD Make Decisions on Charter School Renewals?
    • If you’ve been following Oakland education, news about merging, expanding, and consolidating district schools has been front and center. There are also big decisions on the horizon that will impact over 2,500 students who attend the public charter schools that are seeking renewal from the OUSD board this fall.
  • Get Involved in Schools and Communities First
    • Join Equity Allies to learn more about:
      • Organizing petition gathering at pick-up and drop-off and large school events.  
      • Bringing a speaker to your school.
      • Moving a PTSA endorsement as a strategy for educating and engaging the parent community. 
      • Organizing a couple of house parties as a way to help fundraise, educate and build parent leaders committed to the campaign.
  • Study: OUSD program succeeds in boosting Black male student achievement
    • Researchers at Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine released a study last month regarding an Oakland Unified School District program focused on boosting achievement for Black male students. The study showed that the program has led to an increase in graduation and retention rates among participating students over the last dozen years.
  • Audit: Oakland Promise used city funds without proper approval
    • Oakland Promise — Mayor Libby Schaaf’s multifaceted initiative to significantly increase the number of college graduates from the city — improperly used City Hall office space and used city funds without proper authorization, according to a new city auditor’s report.
  • McClymonds, Laney football standout dies after yearlong battle with cancer
    • After battling bone cancer for a year, McClymonds High School and Laney College football star Ramone Sanders died Friday. The 20-year-old had graduated from McClymonds in 2018, becoming a father later that year. He helped lead the McClymonds football team to back-to-back championships, and had hopes to one day play in the NFL.
  • AfroComicCon offers a platform for diversity in pop culture
    • One relatively unsung product of its liberal sway is the founder of the annual AfroComicCon, Oakland’s Michael James. Now in its third iteration, AfroComicCon is a three-day event showcasing comic books and pop culture related to (but assuredly not limited to) the African Diaspora.The event is held in the cities of Oakland and neighboring Emeryville, California and aims to be an inclusive entity as opposed to other, similar conventions geared towards special groups and demographics. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization affiliated with the Oakland Technology and Education Center.

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