The Oakland Ed Week in Review 9/21/24-9/27/24

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.  


The Oakland Ed Week in Review 9/14/24-9/20/24 

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…


District 3 School Board Candidate Dwayne Aikens Jr.

When Dwayne Aikens Jr. looks at the state of Oakland public schools, he does so as an insider who knows what it’s like to attend school here. When he talks about Oakland students, he speaks from experience of being one himself. 

That’s why he’s running for the Oakland school board, District 3 position: to use his experience and community connections to benefit students.