“OUSD’s organizational culture is broken and must change,” that was the overall finding from the latest Alameda Grand Jury Report, “THE OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT’S BROKEN ADMINISTRATIVE CULTURE – MILLIONS WASTED EVERY YEAR.” OUSD’s problems are not primarily from low student funding (it had the 6th highest funding of 37 nearby districts and was 2nd…
How We Moved Away from Letting Children Be Children and How We Move Back-A Conversation with Trustee Amber Childress
The latest SoBEO Rant from the State of Black Education, a deep conversation with our Alameda County Trustee Amber Childress, running through her recent experiences with youth and how we can embrace “play” at school and at home, in a way that enhances motivation and learning. Please take a listen https://anchor.fm/sobeo/episodes/with-Amber-Childress–about-Just-Letting-Kids-be-Kids-e4e1im
Families in Action- Organizing for Opportunity
This is a cross post from Oakland Charters The Oakland Unity High auditorium is packed with soon-to-be-seniors as Charles Cole, III Ed.D takes the stage. He’s wearing a bright red Energy Convertors sweatshirt and matching bright red running shoes as he starts his talk. He tells the students that just like them, he grew up…
There Is No “Free Market” in Education, And Why That Matters
Any time someone starts talking about the free market in K-12 education I immediately know that they don’t know what they are talking about. And as a hack economist myself, I know that public education is nothing like a free market—for good reason. Stick with me. There is no “free market” Economists like competitive markets…
The OUSD Strike Re-Centering Ourselves on Quality-Students Reflect
Hear from students on how they experienced the strike, look at the costs and benefits and also the lived experiences of students in terms of school quality. Please read and share this important report from our partners at Energy Convertors and the State of Black Education in Oakland (SoBEO). Some excerpts are below, read the…