Open Charter Seats, Week of November 27, 2024

There is still time to enroll your child in an amazing Oakland school for the current school year. You know where to go – Oakland Enrolls to submit your application. The application is now open and accepting students at OaklandEnrolls.org. There are great schools for your child, including schools that won Raise the Bar Awards –  AIMS, Aspire Lionel Wilson, and…


 The Oakland Education Week in Review 11.25.2024

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.   A Thanksgiving Message to the Oakland Education…


Lighthouse Public Schools Open Seats: Week of 11/20/24

Great School Voices publishes open seats reports for Oakland public schools. Each week we share Open Charter Seats, and we are now be publishing open seats for Lighthouse Public Schools as well. Please see below for a list of open seats by grade level (blue represents open seats), and go to
https://lighthouse.schoolmint.com/login to apply.


Open Charter Seats, Week of November 20, 2024

There is still time to enroll your child in an amazing Oakland school for the current school year. You know where to go – Oakland Enrolls to submit your application. The application is now open and accepting students at OaklandEnrolls.org. There are great schools for your child, including schools that won Raise the Bar Awards –  AIMS, Aspire Lionel Wilson, and…


Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY) Offers Opportunity to Heal

Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY) has been at the forefront of implementing these practices in Oakland schools, demonstrating significant success in reducing suspensions and expulsions while increasing student GPAs.