OUSD press release-Thursday, February 20, 2020 Oakland, CA — Some excited OUSD students are getting ready for the next phase of their competition in their chosen craft, spelling. Six young people from across the District took first, second and third place honors in different divisions at the 2020 OUSD Spelling Bee on February 6. In the…
One Grandmother’s Struggle with Reading, and the Push for Literacy for All
Connie Williams shares her story of graduation from an Oakland high school unable to read or write. “You shouldn’t have to live like that.” She has been pushing for better for her family. “I’ve been singing the same song for so long, from my kids to my grandkids.” And she finally feels like she is…
Overcoming History; How the Cole Family Moved from Shelters to Graduate Degrees
Love this podcast from Dr. Boyce Watkins, talking history, challenges, the hustle and overcoming with our own Dr. Charles Cole III. Please take a look.
The Oakland Education Week in Review: 2/10-2/16
Last week, more budget cuts are coming, better answers on youth justice, and reading, a lecture on structural racism, Black history month in OUSD, looking at data, the other prop 13, SpEd disparities, the real risks that children face, and more, please read, share, and get involved. Oakland: Our $75 Million Question and Youth Uprising’s…
2020 Black History Month School Celebrations and Observances Continue Across OUSD
“If we stand tall it is because we stand on the shoulders of many ancestors”– African Proverb Oakland – In OUSD, we believe in celebrating and integrating our students’ and community’s cultural and linguistic assets every day. Throughout the month of February, as part of our long-standing commitment to honoring African American excellence during Black History…