“When they became engaged, they met that bar.” Solutions to complex problems are sometimes right in front of us. Yet for whatever reason, we don’t act. Change is difficult when everyone is doing the same thing, year after year — now matter how bad the results. So we ignore the low-hanging fruit dangling right there.…

“I came here because this school is different from other, normal high schools. AIAHS showed me that I can be a leader and actually make changes in the school if I feel like we need changes. This school showed me that I have a voice and the coaches can hear me … AIAHS has helped…

  December 14, 2020 Dear OUSD Community:We recently shared our plan to reopen schools for in-person instruction with January 25, 2021 as our target starting date. Unfortunately, COVID transmission and cases in our county continue to worsen. Before we break for the winter holiday, I wanted to let you know that we will not begin our…

A guest post from Mia McKeown and Clea Caddell of Learn To Be. Learning is a tough process, and it’s one made even more difficult with recent school shutdowns and remote learning stemming from the spread of COVID-19. Underserved communities, having already been held back by the American education system, have only been hurt further…

OUSD NEWSROOM PRESS RELEASE Thursday, December 3, 2020Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director [email protected] Middle School Students Set to Officially Become Published Authors at Thursday Evening Book Release Celebration with Help of Chapter 510 and the Dept. of Make BelieveOakland, CA — Thursday, December 3rd will be a special evening for students at Westlake Middle School, and especially so for…