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.

A Word from Your Host: the Access Lit Broadcast is live tomorrow at noon PST!

Join us tomorrow at noon PST for Kennan’s first LIVE broadcast on the last mile for digital equity!

SAVE THE DATE: We Return Live for Access Lit: Last Mile for Digital Equity on Friday, May 13th, at Noon!

I hope everyone is ready to head into a wonderful weekend and finds time to relax and rejuvenate. A group of folx who were touched by Dirk’s work and his impact on Oakland convened last Sunday afternoon to celebrate Dirk at his favorite neighborhood “watering hole,” Degrees Plato, located in the Laurel District. Jumoke Hinton-Hodge,…

Getting to Reading; A Discussion with Decoding Dyslexia on the Class Action Suit in Berkeley and How the Settlement will Help Children there and Elsewhere

Join Decoding Dyslexia CA for an in-depth conversation with Deborah Jacobson, one of the lead attorneys for the plaintiffs in the Berkeley USD dyslexia class action lawsuit. The discussion will be focused on the terms of the settlement and the resulting positive changes that will be made in the district for all of their students that struggle…

Oakland Ed Week in Review (8/2 – 8/10)

Can you believe it? – Yesterday was the first day back at school for so many of our Oakland students after a long year and a half battling this global pandemic. But our city is still facing challenges in how to deal with this new education landscape while trying to stay safe. This week we…