“I definitely learned about the impact of Jazz, but in a way I didn’t expect. I was thinking J&D would be more about how jazz movements gave way to greater democracy, but I think I learned about how current jazz standards or skills can be used as a framework to create/understand what an equitable democracy…
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Oakland Ed Week in Review (8/23 – 8/31)
Between this week and last, our city continues to still adjust to the pandemic, the #InternetforAll movement continues, and a ex high school teacher is finally being served justice after continually assaulting student for over 4 years. There is much to read about and unpack in this week’s review. Please read and share! Luz Cázares…
Accused of Sexual Assault, No Big Deal, Just Teach Somewhere Else; The Cautionary Tale of Mr. Bissell and What We Can Do
Matthew Bissell, was accused of sexually assaulting a student at Berkeley High over a period of 4 years. He left that school and went on to teach in, at least one more public school, and who knows how many others. Berkeleyside details the story here. It was only because a teacher at the second school…
Struggling with Access? 29 Million Families Are Eligible for Free Broadband NOW and Haven’t Applied for the Benefits, Short and Long Term Answers to the Digital Divide And More in Our Latest Podcast
When Covid hit, 16 million children couldn’t adequately access virtual schooling. The number is now at 12 million, we need to get it to zero. This is 100% doable. And there are some current programs like the Emergency Broadband Benefit, which pays $50-75 per month for broadband, and is only being used by 15% of…
Oakland Ed Week in Review (8/10-8/16)
For many students in our city, last week was the first full week back to in person classes in almost a year in a half. For others, today was that first day! We are still anticipating numerous changes as the school year progresses but one huge development is that vaccines are now required for all…