See what happened this week in Oakland education, the state, and also check out some great causes to support locally
Oakland opens a new dual immersion middle school – Oakland SOL, there was coverage from KTVU, Hoodline did a more substantive piece on it-Oakland’s 8th Dual-Language School Opens In Coliseum District |
Enrollment is still happening in Oakland and we covered some tips for families–Important Tips For Oakland Families Still Looking for the Best School For Their Child
Gotta love the Warriors coming out to make the start of school special for kids at KIPP–Warriors star Klay Thompson donates basketball court to local kids
Our school board president weighed in on the illegal dumping and the need to provide safe, clean routes to schools–Opinion: Make routes to Oakland schools both safe and clean
At the OUSD Board meeting the student director requested that schools named for controversial presidents be changed–Should Oakland Rename Schools with Racist Origins?
McClymonds High has a lead problem–Oakland High School, District Tackle High Levels of Lead in Water
OUSD Board of Education Accountability Dashboards-Go Public Schools launched Board Accountability dashboards. These dashboards will provide the public with easy access to legislation, Director votes, and Director attendance. Click on the buttons below to explore. Vote Tracker Attendance TrackerCheck out the blog post outgoing Manager of Data and Advocacy Strategy Ryan Beck Turner wrote about our inspiration for creating these tools.
California
Dyslexia is finally getting its due attention, though not its due funding–Dyslexia, once the reading disability that shall not be named, comes into its own in California
We are finally getting smart about developing our natural human resources– Spanish-speaking teachers getting special training to meet California’s demand for more bilingual teachers
The 74 looks at why support for charters has dropped in a recent poll–Bertelli: Why a Recent Drop in Charter School Support Is Not About Charter School Quality
California’s state accountability plan to the Feds was heavily criticized for not dealing with low performing schools–National group sharply criticizes state’s plan for Every Student Succeeds Act
Another story of school officials using ICE as a threat to families–Suit says Pasadena principal threatened to call ICE on parent, guardian
Good Causes to Support
A Grieving Family who Suffered the Ultimate Loss- Support the Lopez Family
The community of Lazear Charter Academy is suffering the devastating loss of two of its students, Ezequias Lopez in first grade and Nixon Lopez in sixth grade. On the evening of August 16th, the brothers were killed in a car accident on International Blvd while riding with their mother, Magda Ovallez. You can see their Go Fund Me page here to help
Robot Kits for Innovative East Oakland Middle School- SOL- Help an educator help his students
My students need these amazing and affordable programmable robots to start learning about coding and engineering! Please visit their Donors Choose page
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