Last week, it’s still schools choice time and we have listed schools showing progress with our babies, the abysmal literacy rates and what we can do in OUSD, how Lighthouse changed it enrollment rules to increase the number of unhoused students, fighting harassment on public transit, a look at historic discrimination against Chinese families in…

last week– the reopening saga continues, stories from community and families, its school choice time for next year and a look at the data, the state has new guidance on reopenings and a new ethnic studies curricula, all that and more, please read share and get involved Oakland: Oakland teachers union approves school reopening agreement…

Last week, agreement around the return to in person school, and the need for equity in that process, Director Harris pens an important piece on community schools, Oakland Undivided is making huge progress, The NAACP’s push for better literacy practices, plus we have the elementary schools that showed progress (it’s school choice time again in…

last week, a solidarity event with our API family, trying to live anti racism, A powerful forum on Black male teachers, 10 million meals served by OUSD (wow), a look at the experiences of Arab students, offers are out for next year, its time to register, a look at the family survey on return to…

Last week, an encouraging look at the Sankofa merger, Director Harris’s brush with redlining and the effect, the mayor on back to school, a dialogue on Black male teachers, the County weighs in on reopening, youth lead the way on addressing gun violence, family literacy resources, a new program to recruit 21,000 new Black teachers, all that and more, please read share and get involved