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OUSD's College and Career Readiness Office
January 14, 2013 By Lisa Hewitt “What kids need in college, to get into college, and to get through college without remediation is pretty much all the same skills that you need in a career. You need to be … Continue reading
KQED: Oakland Unified Changes Attendance Boundaries of Some Grade Schools
January 10, 2013 By Barbara Grady A year after expanding the attendance boundaries of several schools to accommodate kids from four schools it closed, the Oakland school board on Wednesday voted to shrink the boundaries of Crocker Highland Elementary School … Continue reading
PBS Newhour:Can STEM Education Close the Achievement Gap?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1mj_6h_jLC4 View here.
Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC)
January 7, 2013 By Lisa Hewitt The Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) has a long history in Oakland, San Francisco and surrounding areas, beginning 36 years ago as a small media arts nonprofit, the organization was founded by community organizers … Continue reading
The California Report: In Oakland, School Officials Tackle Rising Suspensions
A number of new education laws in California tackle a particularly alarming issue: the state’s schools now issue more suspensions to students than diplomas, especially to African-American students. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the Oakland Unified School District. … Continue reading
KQED: Education Nonprofit to Help Expand Math, Science Program in Oakland Middle Schools
December 21, 2012 By Barbara Grady Oakland Unified School District this week became a beneficiary of a major federal grant that will bring science, technology, engineering and math – STEM – educational experiences to as many as two thousand OUSD students. It … Continue reading
Student Voices in San Jose: Designing the 21st Century School
December 22, 2012 By Daniel Zapien, Fernando Perez of Silicon Valley De-Bug On November 15th at 2:30pm, De-Bug started making its way to the Schools of Arts and Culture at the Mexican Heritage Plaza for an event called “Designing the … Continue reading
Josue Diaz Jr.: Director and Teacher of The Green Academy at Oakland Technical High School
December, 28 2012 By Lisa Hewitt Growing up in the San Fernando Valley, Josue Diaz Jr. never thought he’d be teacher. It wasn’t until his mother helped get him a TA position in a local kindergarten class that he began … Continue reading
KQED: Oakland Schools' New Effort to Fight Soaring Suspension Rates
December 26, 2012 By Ana Tintocalis Oakland’s public schools are heading into the New Year with an ambitious plan to curb a skyrocketing student suspension rate. The vast majority of Oakland’s suspended kids are African-American, even though they make up … Continue reading
KQED's Forum: Living With Gun Violence
December 21, 2012 The entire nation has been shaken by the brutal killings of 20 children and six adults from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Less discussed has been the pervasive gun violence in some urban communities. Last … Continue reading
