A guest post from Yanira Wandera an Oakland educator and Director of Community Leadership at GO Public Schools Leer en español abajo My husband and I have 3 wonderful Blacktino elementary school aged children in Oakland public schools. During this past season, while our kids were making their holiday wish list (Spiderman web-shooter, tie dye kit, skateboarding…
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Three OUSD Elementary Schools Named 2020 California Distinguished Schools By State Superintendent, Tony Thurmond
OUSD Press ReleaseOakland, CA — On Wednesday, December 18, Oakland Unified School District received some remarkable news from State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tony Thurmond. He announced his list of 2020 California Distinguished Schools, and OUSD has not just one, but three schools that are receiving the honor. They are Cleveland Elementary School, Crocker Highlands Elementary…
High Expectations — and Results — at Unity High School
Guest post from Families in Action for For Quality Education Teachers raise the bar and students rise to meet the challenge at Oakland Unity High School, one of the top performing high schools in the city. The Oakland Unity High School campus doesn’t look a thing like one might imagine a traditional high school. No…
Public Elementary Schools that Oakland Families Should Consider Based on the Latest Scores
Where you send your child to school is one of the most important decisions you can make. The new school quality data was released by the state recently, and I wanted to highlight some of the schools making progress with Oakland children, and encourage families to visit. Every child is different, and I will break it…
Measuring School Quality; the Case for Looking at Student Growth and Proficiency
A Guest post from Jonathon Stewart, who is the Senior Fellow, Oakland CORE Collaborative Project with the Rogers Family Foundation Measuring both student proficiency, whether students are on grade level, and student growth from year to year matters (read here and here), particularly in places like Oakland where thousands of students enter school each year…