Oakland Voices 2023 Graduates: Empowered Community Journalists Ready to Share Oakland’s Untold Stories
Meet the newest community correspondents making a difference in Oakland’s storytelling landscape. […]
Meet the newest community correspondents making a difference in Oakland’s storytelling landscape. […]
In 2024-2025, a half dozen Bay Area high schools will offer Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies, a new course promising a deep dive into the history and contributions of African Americans. Bishop O’Dowd, a private school in Oakland, was one of the first schools to pilot the class. […]
15-year-old “Seven” Shavers explains why she feels safe—and sometimes doesn’t—in her neighborhood and when taking the bus to school. […]
Oakland Voices interview new Oakland school board president Sam Davis, a former teacher, about the challenges facing the district, and some of the positive things to look forward to this year. […]
A so-called “surge in violence” by teens is leading cities to crack down, but youth advocates say they’re going about it the wrong way […]
This past weekend, Allendale Elementary in East Oakland revealed a newly-constructed playground, garden, and mural to the community. Allendale is the first of six Oakland public schools that will receive a new playground, thanks to […]
Today, unionized OUSD teachers and other staff went on strike, as bargaining continues with the district. “Our goal was and still is to bargain a contract that will help the Oakland Unified recruit and retain […]
Students who want to get an education in the STEM field can apply and enroll now in Drive: Laney, a program between Laney College and Oakland-based Hack the Hood. Students who complete the 12 month […]
Some Oakland Voices correspondents read and reviewed newly published books by Chapter 510, a literary nonprofit based in Old Oakland. The youngest writers were 8 years old when they wrote their books. The published books include […]
The class of 2023 went through some challenges in their high school careers. In addition to distance learning in 2020, this year’s senior class of student athletes had most of their sophomore seasons taken away […]
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