The school year officially starts on Monday – August 9th! Is your child(ren) enrolled? If you are still making a decision, Great School Voices analyzed some new data that may help make that decision a bit easier. Great School Voices took a look a some new data recently released by the state. We broke it…
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Buying My Way Into an Oakland Public School: An Ally in Equity Addresses Privilege, Opportunity, Race and the Need for an “Opportunity Ticket”
This is a guest post from Jonathan Osler, a former teacher and school leader who is now a public school parent and advocate in Oakland. The Oakland Unified Board of Education is considering giving some families a so-called Opportunity Ticket, but the reality is that many children in Oakland — mine included — already have one. My family lives…