Eduardo Figueroa never even thought about college until Lighthouse. Now he’s studying law at UC Hastings -A guest post from Families in Action Eduardo Figueroa, wearing the traditional black cap and gown, hears his name called and strides across the stage in the hot Butte County air to pick up his diploma from Chico State.…
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Beautiful Places in Mexico; Jovani’s Final Blog
Jovani Maldonado was a 10th grader at Latitude High School in Oakland, he was killed in an automobile accident last weekend. His family is trying to raise money for his burial, please help if you can, this is his story. I am so sorry I did not publish it when he could have seen it.…
The State of Quality Education in Oakland-“I Deserve An Education System That Is Working as Hard as I Am” -A Student Perspective
By: Erin Simmons EOYDC and Energy Convertors Student Leader To have quality in anything is to have possession of something incomparable: nothing can come close to it and nothing can surpass it. When know you have quality, you feel fulfilled and satisfied. Unfortunately, quality is probably the last word I would use to describe education in…
“You Got Booed by Educators from the Outside and Not Protected by Educators on the Inside”-A Student Reflection from the Last Big Strike
We all side with teachers, custodians, and all the other underpaid folks working for the babies and hardly making it themselves. It should not be like this in a rich state in a rich country. Many of us also worry about the students and families that really need the schools, and what it means to…
Haifa’s Story, How it Changed Oakland Tech, and Hopefully Other Schools: The Critical Role of Youth Voice in Equity
Haifa was forced to choose between her faith and her school. She chose her faith and transferred out of Oakland Tech during her freshwoman year. The school many consider Oakland’s crown jewel. She is in college now, but her legacy lasts, through a formal policy change there, and at other schools—hopefully including yours. Here is…