A New Report out of Go Public Schools Oakland shows which OUSD schools are helping their students close education gaps.
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Remembering Dirk on MLK Day
Remembering Dirk on MLK Day. “Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives”
Turning the Light Back on, Brightly, this New Year
Three months ago today, we all lost our inimitable Dirk Tillotson, the creator of this platform. He has been a resource and light to everyone he encountered in Oakland, here in New York, and abroad. As the co-pilot of our nonprofit Great School Choices, the past three months have been some of the worst days…
Education Activist Dirk Tillotson Was as Real as They Come
By Courtney Martin. (This piece originally appeared in Education Post was republished with permission by the author). Last Friday, October 1, Oakland education activist Dirk Tillotson was murdered in his home. He was as real as they come, self-described as the “patron saint of lost causes.” His death is a massive loss for those who knew and loved him,…
Ask your child’s teacher for this new personalized report about your child’s progress
A cross post from parent Brandon Wall and GO Public Schools As a parent, I was worried about the disruption the pandemic would have on my kids’ academic progress. But since the state tests (SBAC/CAASPP) were canceled for two years in a row, I did not have much information about whether or not my children were…