Bringing the Political into the Classroom
"For the first time in my years of teaching, I taught “sedition,” “insurrection,” “coup d’état,” and “treason.""
Education
Oakland COVID News: Playgrounds Can Be Open, Alameda County Cases Rise
County ICU hospitalizations increase; Teachers push back on district's re-opening plan; playgrounds can open
OUSD has a targeted re-opening date of January 25, 2021, with many caveats
OUSD has submitted its re-opening plan to the county, including a targeted re-opening date for January 25, 2021 for lower grades.
Parenting During a Pandemic: Candase Chambers Says Lack of Peers and Sports Biggest Gap
One Oakland mom says lack of peer interaction and sports one of the biggest gaps during distance learning.
Talk of the Town: OUSD Teachers in a Distance Learning World (Part 2)
OUSD teachers share the challenges of distance learning, and what it would take to go back to the classroom.
Fremont High, a school re-built with love, community, and bond measure money
An East Oakland school that formerly resembled a prison, according to some, now has a state-of-the-art campus.
Talk of the Town: OUSD Teachers in a Distance Learning World
Oakland Voices spoke with some teachers about the challenges and surprises of distance learning.
Parenting During a Pandemic: Oakland Mom, Malinda Bun, of Cambodian Street Food
Managing distance learning with five children.
Parenting During a Pandemic: Oakland Mom Dina Kenna Says Services for Autistic Child Are Limited
"It shouldn’t be a struggle. I shouldn’t have to go through no sleep and a migraine because I have a child with autism." - Dina Kenna, parents of two elementary-school children.
What is Oakland’s Measure Y? A video explainer by Tony Daquipa and Ashley McBride
if passed, what would Oakland's new school bond measure do?
