Haz clic aquí para leer en español A guest post from GO Public Schools, part of their Numbers and Narratives: A Year In Review series, we bring you a spotlight on Valeska Muñoz, biology teacher and former head of R.I.S.E. (Recent Immigrant Support and Engagement) academy at Oakland High School. When Valeska Muñoz became a teacher,…
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Student Leadership Can Mean More than Bake Sales and Dances: What I learned from the Ed100 Academy for Student Leaders
A guest post from Esha Potharaju, a student leader, describing how she grew from last year’s ED 100 conference, and how current students can apply In retrospect, it was ridiculous that I, as a student, had never felt like a stakeholder in my own school. My classmates often discussed amongst themselves the deteriorating condition of…
Congratulations on Reaching the End of the 2020-21 School Year!
OUSD Superintendent • 4 minutes ago • Thursday, May 27 at 11:55 AM • Oakland Unified School District, Media Contacts Thursday, May 27, 2021 Dear Oakland Community: As the school year comes to a close here in OUSD, I want to express my deepest appreciation to our staff and everyone in our community for their dedication to our students, leadership in…
“Incredibly resilient, strong young people” Rudsdale Newcomer High School, An RFF Shout Out
A guest post from the Rogers Family Foundation 6 May, 2021 Rudsdale Newcomer High School graduates. Image courtesy of Rudsdale Newcomer High School. Rudsdale Newcomer High School (Rudsdale Newcomer) opened its doors in August of 2017 as an alternative school geared specifically toward Oakland’s newcomer population. Newcomer students in Oakland are bright, strong, resilient youth who have overcome…
How Matin Abdel-Qawi champions A-G: A Conversation with a legendary Oakland educator
We need student voice. The voices of students are integral for any campus. It’s impossible to believe you can create these systems if there is no student voice at the table.