OUSD NEWSROOM PRESS RELEASE Saturday, September 12, 2020Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director [email protected], CA — The Student Program for Academic and Athletic Transitioning (SPAAT), a key organization for helping Oakland’s student-athletes prepare for college and career, is announcing a major new partnership with the Bay Area’s one remaining NFL football team. The San Francisco 49ers have entered into an…
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Supporting Literacy Before, During and After COVID
A guest post from Dr. Clif Thompson, 5th Grade teacher at King Elementary School in Richmond and Candidate for Oakland School Board, District 7. After 25 years in school administration, four years ago I decided to return to my passion, classroom teaching, particularly teaching literacy. Elementary literacy is a gatekeeper for Black and Brown students…
California’s Radical Math Curriculum, Make Math Great Again
From a concerned CITIZEN I stand with the silent majority, 56%, of Americans that reject the radical Californian math curriculum that is force feeding our children propaganda in the form of Arabic numerals. That’s 56%, 5…6, 56. That’s a lot 56. I have also heard that some middle schools and most high schools have been teaching the…
OUSD Announces Several Major Changes in Academic Leadership
OUSD NEWSROOMPRESS RELEASE Matin Abdel-Qawi.Lucia Moritz.Cliff Hong.Wednesday, September 9, 2020Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director 510-214-2080 [email protected] Oakland, CA — The Oakland Unified School District is announcing three major changes in the leadership team of academics across the District. Oakland High School Principal, Matin Abdel-Qawi has been chosen to become Superintendent of the High School Network. Former Roosevelt Middle School…
Oakland Nonprofits Launch The People’s Literacy Fund To Address The City’s Literacy Crisis
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***Initiative awards grants between $500 and $5,000 to individuals who are striving to ensure that all Oakland kids can read at grade levelOAKLAND, CA (September 8, 2020) — Today, Educate78 and Energy Convertors, two Oakland-based nonprofits that are dedicated to improving the Town’s public education system, launched The People’s Literacy Fund. The new pilot program will award grants…