Despite tying themselves in knots and nearly fornicating their own orifices, OUSD finally approved a set of enrollment changes that will actually help families in closing schools. For years the State of Black Education in Oakland and The Oakland REACH have been fighting for fairer enrollment rules, particularly for our most underserved families. The first…
Mack in the House-Two Former OUSD Football Players Make it to the NFL, Sign with Browns & Raiders After 2020 Draft
OUSD press releaseOakland, CA — Two young men who both played football at McClymonds High School signed with professional football teams last weekend as free agents after the 2020 NFL draft. Safety Javin White from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) signed with the (formerly Oakland) Raiders and quarterback Kevin Davidson of Princeton University signed…
New New Deal-Employment, Connectivity, and A Better Oakland
A guest post from school board candidate Mark Hurty, we always welcome solution oriented guest posts Back in 2008, when he was leading the Ella Baker Center here in Oakland, Van Jones articulated a bold and modern reworking of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal. The key feature of FDR’s new deal was that it put the unemployed to work while…
OUSD Joins School Districts Across the Nation in Calling for More Education Funding From the Federal Government
OUSD press releaseOakland, CA — On Tuesday, April 28, Oakland Unified School District joined 61 other urban school districts across the country in calling for Congress to allocate more money to education during this time of crisis because of the coronavirus pandemic. The collection of districts, which includes Atlanta, Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh and…
The FCC and Trump Administration Are Sacrificing Student Learning for Corporate Profit
Once again, the FCC and the Trump administration are sacrificing underserved children on the altar of corporate profits. If there was any question who the FCC works for it was answered this week with another timid and industry-favoring response to the pandemic. Yesterday, with ample self-promoted fanfare and self-congratulations, the FCC pulled in their pal…