It took a winding journey to get there, but the Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy (BMA) community ended up in the right place: with a long-term lease from the Oakland Unified School District at the aging facility it has occupied for 15 years, and with the power now to use grant money it already secured to…

A post from Families in Action Every public school and district has had to grapple with distance learning these past few months, and its many issues and imperfect solutions. There’s equity: The Oakland Mayor’s office and partners recently announced they need 25,000 computers, 10,000 hotspots and 13,000 internet service contracts to ensure every student can participate in…

A million meals from OUSD, some innovative partnerships and powerful out of school supports for youth, the need a better vision of internet access, OUSD got something right, NFL dreams are realities for two Mack grads, how the FCC keeps failing students, all that and more, please read share and stay safe Oakland: Library Donates…

You can get another job, another car, even another house. The beach will be there in a year and so will the parties. You can get all those things back. You can’t get your sister back, or your wife, parent, child or best friend. There is no return from COVID for too many.  So stay the F home. The…

The idea to send money to support undocumented families of Bridges Academy at Melrose in East Oakland started before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The father of two Bridges students passed away unexpectedly, and the Bridges community rallied to support: raising money to help the family bury him in his native Honduras; they helped the mother,…