“An African-American born in West Oakland can expect to die almost 15 years earlier than a White person born in the Hills” –Alameda County Public Health Department Report Some neighborhoods in Oakland provide ample opportunities, safe parks, high achieving schools, clean air, and a wealth of opportunities. Other neighborhoods don’t. And it is not a…
Oakland Education Event Preview 4/30/18
Lots of good stuff this week- the Measure N commission, the LCAP student advisory committee, OUSD employee heals and wellness fair, Educating the Black Child, the Radical Mama’s Support Group, register for the Asian American read in, apply for an Agency by Design fellowship, all that and lots more with info and links below, please…
The Oakland Education Roundup 4/27/18
All the Oakland education news and beyond– inequity in Oakland, Cal day, the salary challenges, what issue could unite the OEA and CCSA, pension challenges, OUSD budget issues, ways you can help all that and much more below, please read share and get involved OAKLAND Accidents of Birth that become Harbingers of Death- A Tale…
Accidents of Birth that become Harbingers of Death- A Tale of 4 Schools and 4 Miles and the Different Opportunities they Offer
Babies born less than 4 miles apart here have radically different chances. You can go to public school A in West Oakland, which is 92% free and reduced lunch, where not a single child scored at or above grade level in reading, and 1% are proficient in math. Or, not far down the block, less…
Why We Need to Talk About the State of Black Education in Oakland
It’s a mistake to say the education system is failing, at least in regards to Black students. It is not a coincidence that by most measures Black students are being left behind. And if it were only Oakland that would be one thing, but it is literally the same everywhere 200 million test scores were…