This week, we cover public art in action, the state’s teacher shortage and student activism. The Jazz and Democracy Project This project is a summer professional development institute with a growing network of 5th – 12th Grade teachers integrating jazz into their history, government, social studies, language arts and music classes. What can jazz possibly…
Black Male Educators
He’s More Than Just a Teacher, Mr. Bey Is a Game Changer
This is a piece by Oakland student Alondra Gonzalez, part of the Energy Convertors Fellowship led by Charles Cole III. This is me with my teacher, Mr. Bey. In the six months our class has known him he has earned not only our respect, but our love. I met him my first day of freshman year. I…
#MyBlackHistory: My Parents Decided to Go Back to College 30 Years Later. Here’s How My Story Inspired Them.
Here is a great guest post from North Oakland’s own Charles Cole III. Check out the story about his parents and why he works for better education for boys like himself. Recently, the story of my parents, Renate and Charles Cole, went viral after I tweeted on social media: “My parents went back to college…