The Oakland Ed Week in Review 4/13/24-4/19/24

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…


The Oakland Ed Week in Review 12/2/23-12/8/23

It’s time for the Oakland Ed Week in Review!  We’re back with an edition of our weekly roundup of education news from around The Town, state and nation. This is a Dirk favorite and one of the last blogs he published for Great School Voices.  Here’s what’s going on this week: there was significant coverage…


Get PAID as a math tutor in Oakland with REACH Math Liberator Fellowship

Too many Oakland students are struggling with math! We know that early success in math leads to later success in life. But only 1 out of 10 Black and Brown students are prepared to do math at grade level. We know our kids can excel in math and they don’t have time to wait. The…


Black Excellence: Connie Williams

During Black History Month, we here at Great School Voices are recognizing the SoBEO Black Excellence Awards honorees.  These folks and organizations have made an indelible imprint on changing the State of Black Education both in Oakland and nationally. We want to provide you all with opportunities to support their work in any way you…