Citywide survey on improving education for Black Students in Oakland is now out! This year’s election is historic for the East Bay, and not just because one of our own is vying for the White House. In our eyes, this election is most historic as it will be the first election in Oakland’s history where…
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The State of the [Black Education] Union
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Ladies, gentlemen, and fellow citizens, the state of the Black Education Union is not strong. The nameless and faceless “system” is still failing Black students. To be clear, they are failing nearly every major subgroup, but especially Black students, and add on poverty, or a disability, or any other subgroup, and the numbers get worse in regards to literacy and numeracy.
A letter to Bitwise Industries leadership before the collapse
At the end of May this year, on Memorial Day, Bitwise Industries, a tech startup that “promised to uplift marginalized communities and change the narratives of underestimated places” furloughed its workers and soon shut down. Among those who lost their jobs were Kennan Scott, the former OUSD Director of Computer Science, a longtime educator and winner of one of the first State of Black Education Oakland (SoBEO) Impact Awards. Kennan’s wife, Karen, also worked for Bitwise Industries Oakland. In this guest piece, Kennan shares a message he sent to the Bitwise team shortly before the layoffs:
Black Excellence: The 8 Black Hands Literary Society and Book Club
During Black History Month, we here at Great School Voices are recognizing the SoBEO Black Excellence Awards honorees. The 8 Black Hands Literary Society and Book Club was the National Influencer awardee at the 2022 SoBEO Black Excellence Awards.
Black Excellence: Cesley Frost
“As an educator, I’ve made every effort to ensure daily moments of success for my students.”