Agency by Design Oakland, an Oakland based professional development provider run by teachers for teachers, is hosting their big end of year teacher Expo on April 24 from 5-7pm! AbDO focuses on culturally responsive teaching and maker-centered learning to increase student engagement, deepen content knowledge, and foster a greater sense of belonging. All educators are invited to come get…
Oakland Education Events
If you care about improving our schools, then get involved! Here are local Oakland education events. If you’ve got events you want included then send us a note.
The Oakland Ed Week in Review 4/6/24-4/12/24
It’s time for the Oakland Ed Week in Review! We’re back with our roundup of education news from around The Town, the Bay Area, state, and nation for your weekend reading. This is a Dirk favorite and one of the last blogs he published for Great School Voices. Here’s what’s been going on: Here in…
How Cox Academy is Raising the Bar with the Help of Parents, and with FIA, how Parents are taking their Message to City Council and OUSD
Before the 2024 Raising the Bar Awards go down in just a few hours at Learning without Limits School in Oakland, we have one more interview to share, and that’s with Cox Academy parent Viveca Ycoy-Walton. Cox Elementary, an Education for Change School, has pledged to Raise the Bar with their families this year, and…
How AIMS College Prep High School is Raising the Bar, from a Student’s Perspective
As part of our coverage on how schools in Oakland that are Raising the Bar, today we are showcasing AIMS College Prep High School, who will be receiving the following accolades and more at tonight’s Raising the Bar Awards: Esperanza Oden, a student there, has quite a bit to say about how her school has…
What Does It Mean When Schools Raise the Bar? The Categories
For four years, FIA has celebrated high schools where 80 percent or more of our Black and Brown students successfully completed A-G, making them eligible to apply to four-year colleges. This Thursday, they are also uplifting schools meeting California Dashboard Standards, those making BIG strides in ELA and Math, and unveiling “Raise the Bar” schools…