The Oakland Education Week in Review: 3/16-3/22

A lot of Coronavirus coverage including the herculean effort providing food at Elmhurst, and also some staff stories on the new normal, lots of resources for families, and also some good news as prop 209 is up for repeal. Please read, share, and enjoy what is a slowdown for many of us and extended time…

The Oakland Education Week in Review: 3/9-3/15

Last week, lots of coronavirus coverage, housing activism, schools Latinx families should consider, a look at the opportunity ticket, how AIMS and the NAACP supported kids in getting millions from HBCUs, why Prop 13 lost, the roles of White parents in integration, and more, please read, share and get involved Oakland: ‘We are fed up:’…

The Oakland Education Week in Review: 3/2-3/8

Last week, lots on the Mack closure, including an interview with Director Hinton-Hodge, the housing crisis, COVID closes its first school in Oakland, the continuing cuts and ongoing deficit in OUSD, progressive cities and the enormous opportunity gaps, dropping the PE test and a trans student’s story, all that and more please read, share, and…

The Oakland Education Week in Review: 2/24-3/1

last week, lots on the Mack closure and the underlying environmental racism, parents leading on literacy, what Black boys really need, how to fix the OUSD budget and whats wrong with it, a profile of a youth organizer, statewide propositions, the candidates and much more, please read, share, and get involved Oakland: Did You Know…

Oakland Parents and Civil Rights Groups Lead a Citywide Literacy Revolution

One of the most frustrating, yet enduring tropes in the realm of education debates is the idea of black and brown parents as disinterested, disconnected and ignorant. Far too often you hear about how the dismal outcomes for the nation’s students of color are the byproduct of their parent’s and families’ lack of interest in…