FIA Oakland’s 2025 Raise The Bar Awards is TOMORROW!

Families in Action for Quality Education invites you to join us on Thursday, September 18 at 6:00 PM at Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy (📍1009 66th Ave, Oakland, CA 94621) as FIA honors the Oakland schools that are Raising the Bar for student success! This exciting event will celebrate academic excellence, equity, and family…


The Oakland Ed Week in Review 9/07/24-9/13/24 

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…


The Oakland Ed Week in Review 4/13/24-4/19/24

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…


The Oakland Ed Week in Review 4/6/24-4/12/24

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…


How East Bay Innovation Academy is Raising the Bar

Great School Voices sat down with school leaders from award-winning schools to discuss what Raising the Bar means to their school community, why their school got involved in FIA, how they communicate with families, and more. This interview is with Miranda Thorman, the executive director of East Bay Innovation Academy (EBIA).