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…

The Oakland Education Week in Review: 2/17-2/23

Last week, lots on the Mack closure and underlying issues, the science of reading, and some personal stories, the data on API students, the rise in autism cases and the need to reform SpEd in Ca, the other Prop 13, and how you can help Mack students travel to HBCUs, and much more, please read,…

The Oakland Education Week in Review: 2/10-2/16

Last week, more budget cuts are coming, better answers on youth justice, and reading, a lecture on structural racism, Black history month in OUSD, looking at data, the other prop 13, SpEd disparities, the real risks that children face, and more, please read, share, and get involved. Oakland: Our $75 Million Question and Youth Uprising’s…

The Oakland Education Week in Review: 2/3-2/10

Last week, OUSD is getting creative on housing, great stuff from the ELLMA office, looking at challenges to Oakland Ed, the messed up conditions at Frick, rethinking juvenile hall, OUSD’s structural deficit and the annual layoff cycle, the upcoming bond and more, please read, share and get involved Oakland: Holy Crap, OUSD, and Partners, Are…