I’d highly recommend checking out the Urban Institute’s latest research on the role school attendance boundaries play in school segregation. I’ve captured the Oakland-specific data here and you can see the screenshots below in an online map here. Here are just a few reminders from the report on the power of attendance boundaries: “By prioritizing…
Jeremy Gormely
Here’s how students in OUSD could be learning in more racially and socioeconomically diverse schools
some great data, analysis and answers here. Our enrollment rules amplify segregation, isn’t it time for a change?
Let’s Stabilize Enrollment But Also Make Informed Decisions
A guest post from Jeremy Gormley from his blog Integrate Oakland Schools, please check it out Enrollment data (the number of students attending schools) stirs much debate in OUSD board meetings and throughout Oakland education circles. I, for one, have repeatedly questioned my own understanding of enrollment trends after listening to discussions on topics ranging…
School Diversity Demands Attention in Oakland
A guest post from Jeremy Gormley Since George Floyd’s murder, a number of news articles have pointed to the contrast between Floyd’s upbringing and that of the police officer who killed him, Derek Chauvin. While Floyd grew up in a largely poor, racially segregated Houston neighborhood, Chauvin grew up in a mostly White St. Paul…