Our State of Black Education Series honored elders last year, and I wanted to share this video of one of my personal heroes. Mr. Oscar Wright, please watch and share
Oakland High Schools that Qualify Black and Latinx Students for College- Parents Need to Apply by February 8th
Oakland has high schools where just over 11% of Black students and 18% of Latinx students graduated with the A-G requirements and other schools where over 90% of students did. Numbers aren’t everything, but when it means graduating with the ability to apply to state schools as the A-G courses do, they mean a lot. …
The Oakland Education Week in Review: 1/28-2/3
All the Oakland education news fit to link– this week–Roots is closed, teacher strikes in LA and looming in Oakland, the Prop 13 issue, that underlies a lot of CA’s drama, one week left of open enrollment and I look at schools making progress, list all the school open houses, and look at schools that…
Rachelle Rogers-Ard Shares Her Challenges, “Why she does this work” and the Need for a Community Vision for Quality
Oakland High, Middle, and Elementary Schools that Black Families Should Consider Based on the Latest Test Scores- Deadline to Apply is 2/8
Black children in Oakland attend the lowest performing schools, and given more school closures, it is essential that we find and apply to the best schools for our children. You only have until February 8th to submit applications. If you are a Black parent and wonder whether you should look at your options, consider this statistic 1%…