All the Oakland education news that is fit to link– this week–please join us for our release of the SoBEO policy recommendations on 10/20 at Geoffrey’s, plus a look at community organizing in Oakland schools, more on the Bailout bill, lots of great events coming up around the elections and education more generally, a student…
Taking Action to Improve the State of Black Education in Oakland-Demand 1—Break the Chains Between Segregated Neighborhoods and Quality School Access
“Without struggle there is no progress.” Long ago Frederick Douglass voiced the mantra of Black folks in America, and it still rings true. The numbers are dire. One in Six black children can read in elementary school, charter or district in Oakland. Black folks are being priced and pushed out, only 4% of Black families…
I Bet on East Oakland–Why I am Running a Write in Campaign for the School Board in District 6—By Anthony Wilson
(This is a guest post from Anthony Wilson, candidate for D6 school board, I offered to allow any of the candidates to post on my blog, and that offer is still open) When I decided to run for Oakland School Board in District 6, it was precisely for the reasons why others would not: the…
School-Life Navigation: Surviving the Tracking and Inequality–A Student’s Journey
(A guest post by Edrees Saied an Oakland public school graduate and Energy Convertor Alumni) For students of color, school can be a pathless land. A land covered with a very thin layer of ice that breaks and swallows you when you make a wrong step. Being the only one in my family that can take my…
Questions and Answers on the OUSD Bailout Bill
The State recently passed a “bailout” bill for OUSD that would ease the coming fiscal crisis. Here Nima Tahai, GO’s director of educator leadership, breaks down the bill and the implications for Oakland, you can also see a video here that covers some of the same content. What is the so called bailout bill and…