Education Archives - Page 3 of 12

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Bishop O’Dowd To Unveil New Facility With High School Hoops Showcase

November 23, 2022 Tony Daquipa

The sounds of sneakers squeaking, basketballs bouncing, and coaches yelling echoed throughout Bishop O’Dowd’s brand new, state-of-the-art, 1,300 plus capacity gymnasium. This gym is the crown jewel of the private Catholic school’s new $40 million

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Teacher at Madison Park Academy, Site of a Alleged Accidental School Shooting, Speaks Out

November 8, 2022 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross

On August 29, at the beginning of this school year, there was a shooting on campus at Madison Park Academy, a middle school in the East Oakland flatlands. One student allegedly brought a gun and

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Questions Remain About August 4 Incident at Shuttered East Oakland’s Parker K-8 School

November 2, 2022 Tony Daquipa

Throughout most of the past decade, Azlinah Tambu had been active as a parent at Parker K-8 school in East Oakland. She always participated in the bake sales and resource giveaways held on the campus

A group of mostly Black students and a few adults stand in front of peach colored school building with sign that says "stop the war on public education"

OUSD Terminates Veteran Teacher, Allegedly for Protesting and Union Organizing, Amid Teacher Shortage

September 14, 2022 Debora Gordon

On the first day of school in the Oakland Unified School District, teacher Craig Gordon could not access his district email nor the substitute system, after having worked in the school district as a teacher

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The Spirit of Bill Russell Kicks Off McClymonds’ New Season

September 6, 2022 Bill Joyce

In the fading sunlight just before the kick-off for football’s season opener at the “School of Champions,” McClymonds High School paid tribute to the greatest Warrior of all, basketball immortal and social justice activist Bill

Private Security Guards Allegedly Injure Parker Community School Activists

August 8, 2022 Tony Daquipa

Parker Community School activists have been engaged in a sit-in protest at a former OUSD school since it was permanently shuttered on May 25. Former Parker students and other students from the larger community attended

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Community Advocates Have Taken Over Parker K-8, Oakland School Slated for Closure

June 9, 2022 Tony Daquipa

In one East Oakland neighborhood, school isn’t out for summer. Fifteen days after public education advocates started a sit-in on the nearly 100 year-old campus of Parker K-8 school, classes are back in session for

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Oakland City Council, Youth Commission Highlight Unhoused Youth Voices and Issues

May 4, 2022 Iris Crawford

On Monday, April 25, Oakland City Council held a special meeting with the Youth Advisory Commission to give an informational report on youth homelessness in Oakland. Nationally each year, close to 4.2 million youth and

An African American woman holds a sign that says ON STRIKE

Oakland Schools Closed and Port Shut Down To Protest Closures and Privatization

May 1, 2022 Tony Daquipa

On Friday, April 29, the Oakland Education Association held a one-day strike to protest the Oakland Unified School District’s lack of an engagement process prior to deciding to permanently close eight schools and truncate two

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Markham Elementary Celebrates Living Schoolyard That Was Over Two Decades in the Making

April 15, 2022 Tony Daquipa

There was ample sunshine, a lot of cameras (including a drone), some people wearing business suits, a homegrown NBA basketball player, and a hint of irony after school on the last day before spring break