What are the real world consequences young people face when they graduate high school but are not eligible for college because they didn’t complete A-G courses? In partnership with State of Black Education Oakland (SoBEO), these A-G videos were built to highlight a major issue here in California for more than 20 years. While graduation…
Charles Cole III
A-G Convo with Myself: We need to Dump the D
By Dr. Charles Cole, III In partnership with State of Black Education Oakland (SoBEO), these A-G videos were built to highlight a major issue here in California for more than 20 years. While graduation rates may be rising, Black and Brown students are not graduating eligible for one of the largest public university systems in…
Oakland Nonprofits Launch The People’s Literacy Fund To Address The City’s Literacy Crisis
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***Initiative awards grants between $500 and $5,000 to individuals who are striving to ensure that all Oakland kids can read at grade levelOAKLAND, CA (September 8, 2020) — Today, Educate78 and Energy Convertors, two Oakland-based nonprofits that are dedicated to improving the Town’s public education system, launched The People’s Literacy Fund. The new pilot program will award grants…
After the Strike; Starting the Healing Process and Doing Better by Black Students
By Charles Cole III I was a student at Oakland’s Westlake Middle School in the 90’s during the five-week strike that occurred. While I survived that strike, I worry about how we’ll come together now that the dust has settled with this latest strike. I worry about how the strike has affected all students, Black…