A Guest post by Courtney Martin, publicizing an event coming up with Equity Allies School selection season is upon us — a time of heightened anxiety and no small amount of scheduling difficulty for Oakland parents. For those of us who can get to tours, not to mention figure out when the hell they are,…
How Aurum Prep Hired the “Best Person” for the Job and Ended up with a 75% Black Male Teaching Staff
A Guest post from Families in Action, please follow their blog for more great content. As he moves around his 7th grade math classroom, Aurum Preparatory Academy (“Aurum Prep”) teacher, Salif Doubare, is crackling with energy. He’s tall, thin, wearing horn-rimmed glasses and a big smile, as he walks around a large table in the…
Superintendent’s Update on the Disruptions at the OUSD Board Meetings
Dear Oakland Unified Community, What happened at last night’s Board of Education meeting is troubling and not reflective of who we are as a community. I am writing to provide some background on recent events. It is important for us to begin to address this situation from a place of compassion for all of our…
The Latest Enrollment Info from the Oakland Enrolls Community Newsletter October 2019
Enrollment season opens on 11/4- wanted to share updates from Oakland Enrolls This October, we at Oakland Enrolls are gearing up for the November 4th public school application launch for the 2020-2021 school year! As partners, collaborators, and supporters of helping Oakland families, we want to share an update on what’s to come this school enrollment…
The End of Black Oakland? The Latest Research on Housing and Displacement and Why it Matters
The latest study on gentrification and displacement from Berkeley, confirmed what many of us feel daily. Oakland has changed and with housing prices skyrocketing, it is increasingly a place where Black folks are either being pushed or locked out of. This research further confirms the need for us to act, and not accept this fate…