OUSD press releaseOakland, CA — The 2019-20 school year is anything but normal, with schools still shut down more than seven weeks into the coronavirus closure. But what is normal is that OUSD continues to celebrate the outstanding work of our staff. Through all the uncertainty, teachers have continued to support our students and their families.…
AMPS Discrimination Complaint Against WCCUSD Filed
Contact: Luis Romo, AMPS (Amethod Public Schools), 510-436-0173 [email protected] AMPS press release The AMPS charter school system files legal complaint against West Contra Costa Unified School District The charter school system alleges that the West Contra Costa Unified School District was biased and explicitly discriminatory to Latino families. Richmond, CA – May 4, 2020 –…
The Oakland Education Week in Review: 4/27-5/3
A million meals from OUSD, some innovative partnerships and powerful out of school supports for youth, the need a better vision of internet access, OUSD got something right, NFL dreams are realities for two Mack grads, how the FCC keeps failing students, all that and more, please read share and stay safe Oakland: Library Donates…
California’s Timid and Rickety Toll Bridge over the Digital Divide, What Helsinki Teaches Us
The State’s answers on the digital divide lacks imagination, staying power, and enforcement. We can do better, and there are plenty of examples of cities that are. The Department of Education recently announced its digital divide task force, which had about as many teeth as George Washington. Here’s how they describe it’s powers, “The task…
Stay the F Home
You can get another job, another car, even another house. The beach will be there in a year and so will the parties. You can get all those things back. You can’t get your sister back, or your wife, parent, child or best friend. There is no return from COVID for too many. So stay the F home. The…