The room was electric, full of the type of troublemakers that you want to associate with. Parents from across the country who were intent on disrupting the system and fighting for the change our communities need. Grandmothers who get the cops called on them, moms who call the news out to failing schools, families who…
State of Black Education
Who’s Team Are You On? A Black Teacher’s Take on the Game
A guest post by Marquise Evans “If I can’t be myself, it’s difficult to create. It’s like the school system is working to strip away what makes us unique and able to impact minds.” Today at work, I was asked this question in my Teacher Performance and Development Plan What do you need to be…
Community Feedback on the Edward Shands Site-Do Something for the Community Now
Edward Shands Adult School was closed in 2012, and it has largely existed as a blighted property since then. A drain on the neighborhood and the district. At last week’s 7-11 committee meeting, the group charged with “surplussing” properties got an earful from the community. I hope they were listening. OUSD is broke and yet…
The Oakland NAACP’s Literacy Campaign, Why It Matters and How You Can Help
“Help them really understand that we have a problem, it impacts all of us, it is solvable, and it is within our control.” -Dr. Timothy Shanahan Much love to Oakland’s NAACP. They are taking on the issues that actually matter to families and making a difference. This was on full display at a packed West…
A Tale of Two Schools; A SoBEO Rant Podcast on Opportunity Hoarding and the Real Opportunity in the Sankofa-Kaiser Merger with Dr. Brian Stanley
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Brian Stanley, former ED of the Oakland Public Education Fund. He’s an amazing guy and also an Kaiser (OUSD) parent. Recently, he wrote an electric piece detailing the racial issues that have emerged in the merger. Well, in the midst of the stir-up, Dr. Stanley sat down…