As OUSD debates a proposal to create one unified enrollment system that includes charters and district schools the Contra Costa Times has framed the debate as whether we are creating, “a streamlined system that allows families to more easily navigate a daunting array of school applications to find the best fit for their child…(or) another…
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Post’s Op-Ed on charter schools and special education doesn’t serve reality or students
It’s disappointing to continually hear the half-truths and what I will call “misconceptions” around charter schools and special education students in Oakland. A little fact checking would have helped—but let me do some here. Many of these were raised in a recent op-ed in the Oakland Post in the op-ed, Charter Schools in Oakland do…
The Schools We Need- Understanding Trauma and Focusing on Recovery
“Johnny” was having a bad day. He has had a lot of bad days. Mom wasn’t there to take him to school. Less than 10, he walked to the bus stop. He tripped, and he thought that some older students laughed. He wanted to fight them. By the time he is at school, he’s angry…
Education Reform’s “Other People’s Children” Problem
We have a serious “Other People’s Children” problem in education reform. Many if not most of the spokespeople and decision makers, really don’t represent or often understand the communities they are “reforming.” This has a distorting effect on the reforms and also gives folks the often real impression that reforms are being done to them rather than…