I hope everyone is ready to head into a wonderful weekend and finds time to relax and rejuvenate. A group of folx who were touched by Dirk’s work and his impact on Oakland convened last Sunday afternoon to celebrate Dirk at his favorite neighborhood “watering hole,” Degrees Plato, located in the Laurel District. Jumoke Hinton-Hodge,…
Accountability
NEW REPORT: Which OUSD schools are catching kids up the fastest?
A New Report out of Go Public Schools Oakland shows which OUSD schools are helping their students close education gaps.
AMPS Discrimination Complaint Against WCCUSD Filed
Contact: Luis Romo, AMPS (Amethod Public Schools), 510-436-0173 [email protected] AMPS press release The AMPS charter school system files legal complaint against West Contra Costa Unified School District The charter school system alleges that the West Contra Costa Unified School District was biased and explicitly discriminatory to Latino families. Richmond, CA – May 4, 2020 –…
What the F is Happening at Frick? And Why Aren’t We Doing Anything–The Real Conspiracy
I know you all love conspiracies. I got one. It goes back hundreds of years and involves the most powerful interests in the country. And whether they know it or not, most people are actively or tacitly involved. And you can see the strange fruits of it everywhere. Don’t believe me? Look down the street…
Are Oakland High School Graduates Going to College? Here’s the Latest and Greatest Data.
A guest post from our partners at the CORE Collaborative, we always welcome guest writers. Up until recently this was not an easy question to answer for a city in California (several other states make this data publicly available). The data has been available to individual schools and districts who seek it out, but the…