The Oakland Education Week in Review: 2/4-2/11

All the Oakland education news fit to link- lots of strike coverage, and the background, looking at Oakland schools making a difference with Black and Brown kids, parents stand up for the “opportunity ticket” more on school closures, all that and much more please read, share, and get involved Oakland: Oakland sued for certifying education…


The Oakland Education Week in Review: 1/28-2/3

All the Oakland education news fit to link– this week–Roots is closed, teacher strikes in LA and looming in Oakland, the Prop 13 issue, that underlies a lot of CA’s drama, one week left of open enrollment and I look at schools making progress, list all the school open houses, and look at schools that…


The Oakland Education Week in Review 1/21-1/27

Lots on the related issues of the OUSD budget crisis, school closures, and the looming teacher strike.  Plus, open enrollment for all public schools in Oakland ends 2/8 I look at schools at all grade levels showing growth on test scores and high performance and list all the open houses, a historic look at the…


The Oakland EducationWeek in Review: 1/13-1/20

This week, lots of budget and potential strike coverage, including a look at area salaries, it’s open enrollment season and we look at schools making progress on tests and have all the open houses listed, a student’s stand against discrimination led to policy change at Tech, a great series on Black (mis) education in SFUSD,…


The Oakland Education Week in Review: 1/7-1/14

All the Oakland Ed news fit to link, and all the public school open houses– this week, Latitude High earns a top prize, Oakland’s largest charter group recognizes a union, hear from Rudsdale grads, lots on the upcoming school closures and budget crisis in OUSD, racism in Alameda? (shocking), it’s school choice time and we…