OUSD’s first board meeting of the year was a bad joke. And the punchline was delivered to those parents who showed up live to hear from, and speak to the board. The meeting was disrupted, adjourned, delayed 2 hours, and then started again, virtually, denying those families their voice. But the key moment was during…
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Celebrating 11 Years of Community Building at Oakland’s Community School for Creative Education; A Conversation with Emma Paulino
When Dr. Ida Oberman, approached longtime community activist and Faith in Action East Bay Director of Organizing and Leadership Formation, Emma Paulino, about starting a public Waldorf school in the East Oakland Flats, Paulino was skeptical. Oakland had seen parades of school developers over the years, and as Paulino stated, many of them, “came with…
Desegregate Oakland Now? History and Data You Need to Know, and Questions WE Need to Answer
In 1871 Isaac Flood petitioned the Oakland School Board to admit Black students, they won. Yet Oakland still has segregated, separate, and unequal schools. Our recent podcast “Desegregate Oakland Schools Now?” took on these questions and more. Please take a look. It was a walkthrough of history, from Dr. Gary Yee and Dr. Brian Stanley…
Open Oakland Charter School Seats (Week of 7/19-7/24)
Looking to enroll your child for the next school year (2021-2022)? There are still many great choices in both the district and charters schools. Find the right place for your child and apply. Go to Oakland Enrolls to submit your application. Note: Different schools sometimes show results for certain groups of children so please check the data. schools…
The Oakland Ed Week in Review (6/20-6/26)
This week, we cover public art in action, the state’s teacher shortage and student activism. The Jazz and Democracy Project This project is a summer professional development institute with a growing network of 5th – 12th Grade teachers integrating jazz into their history, government, social studies, language arts and music classes. What can jazz possibly…