A guest post from Jeremy Gormley from his blog Integrate Oakland Schools, please check it out Enrollment data (the number of students attending schools) stirs much debate in OUSD board meetings and throughout Oakland education circles. I, for one, have repeatedly questioned my own understanding of enrollment trends after listening to discussions on topics ranging…
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A Champion for her son, the community, and a future doctor — meet FIA leader Savoy Key
For Savoy Key, being a FIA Family Leader comes naturally. She has always advocated for her son — and fought, raised her voice, done whatever it takes — to ensure he receives the best education and the best care. From the beginning. “He was born premature and I was a teen mom,” Savoy says. “So…
Let’s Do The Math, how ignoring basic math is perpetuating student failure
The easy thing for Oakland to do now is to kick the can down the road and pretend that $216 million dollars will sustain those schools that are already starving students of the math skills they need to compete in a 21st century economy. The easy thing to do is hope that things will get better after the pandemic.
Equity-based admissions at this Oakland charter school
The policy change not only gives unsheltered students preference in the lottery but anytime they apply. ”Let’s say a family had some unforeseen financial issues and experienced being unsheltered in May or June, and they apply to our school,” Harrison said. “They would move up on the waitlist.”
OUSD and Partner Organization, The Oakland REACH Receive Major Grant to Expand the Citywide Virtual Hub to Support Oakland Students
OUSD NEWSROOM PRESS RELEASE Friday, March 26, 2021Contact: John Sasaki Communications Director [email protected], CA — The Oakland REACH (TOR) and the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) announced a new partnership today, “Reaching for More: Literacy and Learning for All.” They are dramatically expanding a virtual hub that will provide research-based literacy instruction and a variety of enrichment opportunities…