Oakland Enrolls Executive Director Lisa Gibes de Gac shares the need-to-know information about Oakland public school enrollment for the 2021–22 school year. With school enrollment season now open, what’s the most important thing for families to know right now? The biggest thing right now is to explore your options. There are lots of them —…
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Youth Activism Through Art
FIA + OSA Voting Poster Contest Oakland School for the Arts (OSA) visual arts students and educators partnered with FIA on a voting poster contest. There are many ways to show leadership and make an impact in the 2020 election, even if you’re not eligible to vote! These talented young activists are making their voices…
ADVISORY: Voting Event for Charter School Families in Oakland
From FAMILIES IN ACTION FOR QUALITY EDUCATION 510-332-4683; [email protected] WHO: Dozens of African American and Latino Oakland charter public school parents, students and educators WHAT: Celebratory, fun event that will inspire families who do not traditionally vote to get registered and get engaged in the November elections. Families in Action for Quality Education is collaborating…
How to Get to 100: KIPP Bridge
What would happen if Oakland’s 14,000 charter school families came together to vote in the coming November 3 election? Oakland’s charter schools are engaged in a historic 100% voting campaign to make the voices of charter school communities heard in this election, especially with 4 of 7 seats open on the Oakland school board. Families…
How Oakland Charters Kept Serving Students During Distance Learning: Community School for Creative Education
The unprecedented interruption of the 2020 school year has laid bare inequities in our system, with one in five California students (over 1 million) lacking either connectivity or a device, a staggering need. The pandemic has forced schools and school districts to make on-the-fly decisions about how to continue instruction and care of students. Some…