Last week–Celebrating Black educators, Measure AA loses in court, a look at the Lazear community story, later start times in CA, disproportionate suspensions for Native students, segregation and the opportunity gap, mental health awareness in children of color, all that and much more with links, please read, share and get involved Oakland: Celebration of Black…

last week–power outages and closures, test scores are in and flat, a national parent conference, the 2nd annual Celebration of Black Educators is announced, a new statewide bond on the horizon, the push for more teachers of color, trauma screening for youth, all that and much more with links, please read, share and get involved…

Last week–An Oakland school won the Blue Ribbon, Black families react to the school board “meeting,” a Black teacher’s perspective on colleagues, a critique of the A-G rate disparities, a look at Urban Promise and its approach to improvement, resources for White parents interested in equity, district finances under the microscope, looking at school funding…

This week, more on the Kaiser situation, some critical looks at the Oakland Promise, the NAACP’s literacy campaign, how should OUSD use its empty buildings, the mental health challenges facing our youth and some and some hopeful responses, Prop 13 reform, all that and much more with links, please read, share and get involved Oakland:…