We have a rich edition for you this week, with lots of news from around The Town, the state and the nation: a scary kidnapping scam and protestors shut down the school board meeting in Oakland; students, educators and officials grapple with the Israel-Palestine conflict on campuses across the state (and country); Biden’s new student loan forgiveness plan survives a Republican challenge. Plus a lot, lot more.
2023 Election
The Oakland Ed Week in Review 11/4/23-11/10/23
From the newswires this week: Jorge Lerma has a sizable lead in the District 5 school board election after more results came in Thursday; OEA passes a resolution demanding freedom for Palestine; California students lost half-a-million instructional days to suspension, with marginalized students the most impacted; and conservative activists were on the losing side of a number of elections nationwide this week.
District 5 school board candidates weigh in on Restorative Justice
Oakland District 5 school board candidates Jorge Lerma and Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez answer a question from Oakland students about school closures.
District 5 school board candidates weigh in on school closures
Oakland District 5 school board candidates Jorge Lerma and Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez answer a question from Oakland students about school closures.
District 5 school board candidates weigh in on charter schools
District 5 school board candidates answer a question from Oakland students about charter schools.