Yesterday, we had a fantastic conversation with Public Knowledge‘s Chris Lewis on Digital Redlining. You can catch the full broadcast here. Its not a coincidence that the old redlining maps, which racially restricted housing, align almost perfectly with the current mapping of broadband access. And this lack of connections in places like Oakland is not…
School Talk
OUSD’s Troubling Attendance and Enrollment Numbers
School is back in for OUSD, but for many students, they aren’t really showing up. Almost a third of OUSD’s students are chronically absent right now, and nearly half are at risk of being so. That alongside a loss of nearly 2000 students over the last couple of years. OUSD is a district that will…
What is Digital Redlining? Join us next Tuesday to learn more.
A simple definition of digital redlining is creating and perpetuating inequities between already marginalized groups specifically through digital technology, digital content, and the internet. With this pandemic, the digital divide not only became grossly evident but illustrated the ways in which digital redlining persists. On Tuesday September 7th at 1pm PT is episode 2 of the…
Jazz, Democracy and You; An Impactful Opportunity for Educators, Check it Out
“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…
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…