$5 million in scholarships. On the spot. 144 instant college acceptances. On the spot. That’s a lot of money for college a lot of Oakland public school students. Last week, American Indian Model Schools (AIMS) partnered with National College Resources, and the Oakland NAACP to host over 18 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUS) at…
Who Deserves an Opportunity Ticket and Will OUSD Remain a “District of Exceptions”
Closing public schools hurts some families. Those families at the closing school bear the burden of the failures of adults to make either short term of long-term decisions, or to faithfully implement them for children. And they likely never see any concrete benefit from the district saving money. The pain from school closures are felts…
Who Is Silenced When Privilege Tantrums? Student Board Members, the Unsung Heroes of OUSD.
A guest post from OUSD Director Jumoke Hinton-Hodge. We don’t often hear about the unsung sheroes and heroes of our boards of education, the student board members! They represent the authentic voices of everyday students. They sit side-by-side with elected board members, attend meetings twice a month, special meetings and facilitate youth convenings upwards of…
Richmond families, students and staff fight attempt at wrongful school closure
A Richmond public high school is facing closure despite impressive academic results over a five year existence Press release Richmond, CA – March 8, 2020 – After the West Contra Costa Unified School District failed to renew the charter petition for John Henry High School, the second highest performing school in Richmond which serves over 300…
The Oakland Education Week in Review: 3/2-3/8
Last week, lots on the Mack closure, including an interview with Director Hinton-Hodge, the housing crisis, COVID closes its first school in Oakland, the continuing cuts and ongoing deficit in OUSD, progressive cities and the enormous opportunity gaps, dropping the PE test and a trans student’s story, all that and more please read, share, and…