All the Oakland education news that’s fit to link– this week an interactive look at OUSD teacher retention, a looming strike? some relatively good budget news, school board races and the latest Board meeting, finally a ban on for profit charters, a look at the candidates for schools supe, and an important article about the…
The Oakland Education Week in Review 9/10/18
All the news that is fit to link in Oakland education– last week– looking at the cuts to sports and the donors who helped, school board races are heating up, the Central Kitchen project is happening, the costs of suspensions, the CA dashboard gets an update, and two important pieces for educators as school starts,…
Special Education Series: Q & A with Valentin Escanuela, a San Diego Principal-Real Talk for Teachers and Families
(A guest post from our sister blog La Comadre and by Marisol Rerucha) I believe in a free and public educational system that has a moral obligation to meet the needs of all students. The topic of special education is one that is very important as I have been a parent on the receiving end, and as…
Last Hired, First Fired and How OUSD Budget Cuts Undermine Progress on Equity in Sports, Hunger, Discipline, and More
A predictable victim in the District’s budget battles is equity, figuratively and literally. Over the Summer, the OUSD’s “Office of Equity” saw its budget slashed, folks were demoted, and longer term funding is a question. For those calling for cuts to central office, they got them. Unfortunately, many of the district’s equity efforts are rightly…
Real Talk for Teachers: Be Authentic, Teach Life Skills, Don’t Be Corny
(A guest post from Kareem Garcia, an Oakland public school student and Energy Convertor) “During those long years in the Oakland Public Schools, I did not have one teacher who taught me anything relevant to my own life or experience.”-Huey Newton 1973 -Revolutionary Suicide At school, I want to learn the things that will help…