Last week, reopening equitably and safely, Alameda begins work on staff housing, register for the upcoming Celebration of Black Educators, a memorial for Supt Quan, Black History Month activities, banning pre school suspensions, looking at segregation, the rioters with school jobs, all that and more, please read share and get involved
Oakland:
- SV Chat: Oakland activist pushes for educational equity during COVID-19
- Alameda sets aside affordable housing for school employees
- Stephen Curry Teams up with His Wife Ayesha to Donate Thousands of Books to Oakland Schools
- 2020 SoBEO Black Excellence Impact Awards Virtual Celebration
- S.F., Oakland and other large districts say Newsom’s cash incentive to reopen schools falls short
- First Asian American OUSD Superintendent Passes Away After Battle With Cancer
- Black History Month Livestream for Oakland Public Schools with Faye Carol
California:
- Expanding California school year in new ways may be one outcome of coronavirus pandemic
- Why California needs to ban preschool suspensions and expulsions, experts say
- Quick Guide: How does Gov. Newsom’s “Safe Schools for All” plan work?
- Ensuring equality: the struggle to reopen California’s public schools amid the pandemic
- As reopening plans stall, 1 in 3 students are testing positive for COVID-19 at some L.A. schools
- Moving California teachers to the front of the vaccine line might not be enough to reopen schools
- California governor takes steps toward expanding transitional kindergarten
- California budget urges $90 billion for schools, reopening
Other Stories:
- Schools Turned to Outdoor Learning for Safe, Equitable Instruction in 2020. They Don‘t Have to Go Back.
- Confronting pervasive segregation
- Cleveland Schools Employee Resigns After Being Seen On Social Media At The Siege
Oakland:
- SV Chat: Oakland activist pushes for educational equity during COVID-19
- The Oakland Reach co-founder and CEO Lakisha Young is working to make sure that low-income students have access to high-quality distance learning during the pandemic.
- Alameda sets aside affordable housing for school employees
- Teachers and others who work for the Alameda school district could have additional housing options under a $77 million project underway in partnership with the city’s Housing Authority.
- Stephen Curry Teams up with His Wife Ayesha to Donate Thousands of Books to Oakland Schools
- Stephen Curry and his wife, Ayesha have literally spread immense joy. The power couple generously donated 14,000 boxes of books through the Oakland Unified Schools.
- 2020 SoBEO Black Excellence Impact Awards Virtual Celebration
- Our 3rd Annual SoBEO Black Excellence Impact Awards Honoring Oakland’s Black Sheroes and Heroes in Education
- S.F., Oakland and other large districts say Newsom’s cash incentive to reopen schools falls short
- Superintendents from the state’s six largest school districts pushed back on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to give a cash bonus to schools that reopen in February, saying the idea will reward wealthy communities and ignore the needs of urban areas.
- First Asian American OUSD Superintendent Passes Away After Battle With Cancer
- Oakland Unified School District is in mourning after learning that former Superintendent Carole Quan passed away after a battle with cancer. Quan led the District from 1997 to 1999 after spending a lifetime being educated in and then working for OUSD. She attended Franklin Elementary, Roosevelt Junior High, and she graduated from Oakland High
- Black History Month Livestream for Oakland Public Schools with Faye Carol
- Hey everyone! We’ll be celebrating Black History Month with a special FREE livestream performance for #Oakland schools! If you’re involved with or your kids attend a school in Oakland and don’t already know about this, contact me so we can have your youth join us! I’m so happy to be able to share music and Black history with our young folks, even during these times of remote learning.
California:
- Expanding California school year in new ways may be one outcome of coronavirus pandemic
- Expanded summer school for K-12 students may be one positive outcome of the pandemic that has otherwise contributed to varying levels of learning loss among students across the state.
- Why California needs to ban preschool suspensions and expulsions, experts say
- Throwing a tantrum, crying inconsolably, hitting or biting, and refusing to follow the rules are challenging behaviors that many preschoolers experience on the playground and in the classroom. For many children, these tear-stained incidents are quickly forgiven and forgotten, dismissed by caregivers as yet another tumultuous developmental stage to be weathered. But for some youngsters, the incidents have repercussions that resonate throughout their childhood and beyond.
- Quick Guide: How does Gov. Newsom’s “Safe Schools for All” plan work?
- On Dec. 30, 2020, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a $2 billion “Safe Schools for All” plan to encourage more schools to reopen for in-person instruction in 2021. The following answers some key questions on how the plan is intended to operate.
- Ensuring equality: the struggle to reopen California’s public schools amid the pandemic
- My daughter attends a Berkeley public elementary school that borders a private school. She doesn’t really attend — she Zooms — but the private school kids attend in person. Such juxtapositions can be found across California
- As reopening plans stall, 1 in 3 students are testing positive for COVID-19 at some L.A. schools
- With 1 in 3 students testing positive for the coronavirus in some Los Angeles neighborhoods, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to reopen campuses is clashing with the reality of a raging pandemic as many school districts opt for January shutdowns and superintendents call for clearer guidance on when it will be safe to unlock their campus doors.
- Moving California teachers to the front of the vaccine line might not be enough to reopen schools
- Many California parents and public officials supported pushing the state’s 1.4 million teachers and other education workers toward the front of the vaccine line, believing that would allow schools to finally reopen.
- California governor takes steps toward expanding transitional kindergarten
- Gov. Gavin Newsom is making strides toward realizing his vision of preschool for all the state’s 4-year-olds in the proposed budget he released Friday for the coming fiscal year.
- California budget urges $90 billion for schools, reopening
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed Friday a $90 billion budget aimed at helping schools rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic, as he pushes public schools to resume in-person classes quickly.
Other Stories:
- Schools Turned to Outdoor Learning for Safe, Equitable Instruction in 2020. They Don‘t Have to Go Back.
- 2020 will be recorded in the history books as a year of deep tragedies, inequities and heartache. We hope it will also be remembered as the year education broke free of the four walls of our school buildings and embraced the healthy, fresh air outside.
- Confronting Pervasive Segregation
- As President-elect Joseph R. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris prepare for a new national administration, the Civil Rights Project at UCLA has issued new research underscoring the grievous segregation of Black students and calling on the new administration to act to fulfill the promise of the landmark Brown v. Board of education ruling as pledged in the Democratic campaign.
- Cleveland Schools Employee Resigns After Being Seen On Social Media At The Siege
- Meet 49-year-old Christine M. Priola, a Cleveland Metropolitan School District occupational therapist, who was identified by social media users as a women in the unbelievable photo below holding a phone up to the man who had just seized the Senate Chamber.
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