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Education

With Brookfield Elementary’s Fate Uncertain, Parents Wait in Limbo

December 15, 2022 Tony Daquipa 1

During a recent community meeting at Brookfield Elementary school, Oakland Unified School District’s Director of Continuous Improvement, Jen Corn, let parents know that the district’s enrollment system will not allow them to enroll their children […]

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Education

Oakland Students, Teachers, Community Mobilize to Oppose District Plan to Permanently Close Schools

February 2, 2022 Tony Daquipa 3

On a cold Monday night in the middle of a pandemic, almost two hundred members of the Manzanita Community School family and their allies gathered for a watch party on the school playground to witness […]

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COVID-19

Parenting During a Pandemic: Oakland Mom Dina Kenna Says Services for Autistic Child Are Limited

November 5, 2020 Katharine Davies Samway 2

“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. […]

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Empowering Oakland Families

March 6, 2017 Tony Daquipa 0

“Organizing makes the impossible possible.” -Pecolia Manigo If you truly want to serve the people in a culturally competent way, it helps to have an interpreter and child care. Dinner doesn’t hurt either. All three […]

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Alumni Updates

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Oakland Voices Alumni Update

Maynard 200 Fellowship Kicks Off by Empowering its Fellows to Effect Change

In June, the Maynard 200 Fellowship kicked off with 49 fellows in attendance. Oakland Voices is a program of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, and this year, co-director Momo Chang and alumna Brandy Collins [...]
  • Oakland Voices at Maynard 200: Co-Director Momo Chang and Alum Brandy Collins

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Education

Steph and Ayesha Curry’s Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation to Remodel Six Oakland Schoolyards

May 23, 2023 1

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 […]

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Established in 2010, Oakland Voices is a nine-month community journalism program, formed by a partnership between the Oakland Tribune and the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, a nonprofit dedicated to dismantling systemic racism in news and building institutions of belonging. Correspondents use their voice to highlight the triumphs and challenges of life in Oakland, California. No previous media experience required. Join Oakland Voices and donate today!
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