A guest post from Seth Feldman Ed.D., J.D., Executive Director, Bay Tech In February of 2019, the Bay Area Technology School (BayTech) Board Members, Administrators, and Staff agreed on a goal to help all BayTech students to make substantial academic gains in English and Math. In order to achieve this effort, BayTech decided to use…
The Oakland Education Week in Review: 1/20-1/26
Last week, the EB Times endorsements (Childress and Cole), the launching of the Literacy for All campaign, and how you can help, funky business on another school board, a look at OUSD enrollment, the housing crisis, OUSD kids getting an HBO spotlight, some families you can help out, an argument for the statewide bond, all…
High Schools that Latinx Families Should Consider Based on the Latest Data
Where you send your child to school is one of the most important decisions you can make. The new school quality data was released by the state recently, and I wanted to highlight some of the schools making progress with Oakland children, and encourage families to visit. Every child is different, and I will break it…
My friend is dead, but don’t call her a hero
A guest post honoring our recently deceased friend and partner Courtney Everts Mykytyn written by Courtney Martin Is there anything more insufferable than a white person trying not to be racist? You know the type–she’s so well-intentioned, but also inevitably a little annoying, checking and re-checking every one of her instincts and assumptions, turning apologies into events,…
Middle Schools that Black Families Should Consider Based on the Latest Data
Where you send your child to school is one of the most important decisions you can make. The new school quality data was released by the state recently, and I wanted to highlight some of the schools making progress with Oakland children, and encourage families to visit. Every child is different, and I will break it…