Last night, the presumptive frontrunners for Oakland Mayor – former longtime House Representative Barbara Lee and former Oakland City Councilmember Loren Taylor – met at Chef Michele McQueen’s Town Fare in downtown Oakland to state their case to be Oakland’s next Mayor. Brought to you by Empower Oakland and Black Action Alliance, with recognized support…
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From Absence to Action: Solutions to battle Chronic Absenteeism
In the time that I have been in high school, I have seen how chronic absenteeism has affected me and those around me. Groups of students who don’t go to school or skip class are making things worse for everyone else. We all suffer the negative consequences, like how most of the bathrooms at my school are locked all the time. It’s hard to go around the whole school to find the one bathroom that isn’t locked.
Open Charter Seats, Week of January 22, 2025
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. FYI – The On-Time application for the 2025-26 School Year is now open! There are great schools for your child,…
Lighthouse Public Schools Open Seats: Week of 1/15/25
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.
Open Charter Seats, Week of January 15, 2025
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.