It’s time for the Oakland Ed Week in Review! We’re back with our roundup of education news from around The Town, the Bay Area, state, and nation for your weekend reading. This is a Dirk favorite and one of the last blogs he published for Great School Voices. Here’s what’s been going on: Here in…
Open Charter Seats, Week of October 16, 2024
The 2024-25 school year is underway! There is still time to enroll your child in an amazing Oakland school. You know where to go – Oakland Enrolls to submit your application.
They claim “segregation” but they really want to eliminate school choice
This is a guest post from OUSD School Board Director Jorge Lerma (District 5).
Open Charter Seats, Week of October 9, 2024
There are great schools for your child, including schools that won Raise the Bar Awards – AIMS, Aspire Lionel Wilson, and BayTech among others have open seats for new students for any grade level from TK to 12. Those are just a few of the schools, so do your homework and make the best choice you can.
Why ‘Fin-Lit’ is the New Math
Oakland public school parent Stephisha Ycoy-Walton took it upon herself to launch financial literacy workshops with different Oakland public schools and other Bay Area organizations that work with young people.