Tipping Point’s latest study proved what many of us know. Before, during, and after the pandemic many of our families cannot afford internet. Even at $10 a month. Internet is the last bill you pay when it competes with food, rent, lights, water, or acute health care needs. And as you can see below 50%…
Charter Schools with Open Seats on 5/18, You Can Still Apply
There are still many great school choices in both the district and charters, if you are still looking, please apply and find the right spot for your child. Go to Oakland Enrolls to submit your application. Different schools, sometimes show results for certain groups of children so please check the data. Some of the schools…
District Schools with Open Seats on 5/18, You Can Still Apply
There are still many great school choices in both the district and charters, if you are still looking, please apply and find the right spot for your child. Go to Oakland Enrolls to submit your application. Different schools, sometimes show results for certain groups of children so please check the data. Some of the schools…
The Oakland Education Week in Review: 5/11-5/17
Last week–AIMS’s example of keeping high standards and support during COVID, some awesome stories about a pathbreaking student at Skyline and an Emerson teacher who moved a nation, how OUSD could easily increase enrollment, some progress on facilities, the new digital divide plan and why it fails, all that and much more please read, share…
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey Sends Huge Donation to OUSD and City of Oakland to Help Close Digital Divide
OUSD press releaseOakland, CA — Less than 24 hours after OUSD, the City of Oakland, and partner organizations held a news conference to announce an ambitious plan to close the digital divide by raising $12.5m to pay for technology and internet access for all Oakland students to have at home, Twitter CEO and Co-Founder, Jack Dorsey,…