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Education

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

May 23, 2023 Momo Chang 0

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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Education

After a Year of Intense Community Action, New OUSD School Board Reverses School Closures

February 17, 2023 Momo Chang 0

In January, a new school board comprised of some newly-elected board members decided on the fate of six Oakland schools that were set to be shuttered this school year. Last year at this time, the […]

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Education

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

November 8, 2022 Aqueila M. Lewis-Ross 1

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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Education

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

November 2, 2022 Tony Daquipa 1

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 […]

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2022 Elections

2022 Election: What Oakland voters want for OUSD

September 9, 2022 Tony Daquipa and Ashley McBride 0

Residents with a direct stake in Oakland schools share their thoughts about this year’s school board races. Oakland Unified School District has been among the most chronically challenged districts in the Bay Area. Years of […]

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Education

Private Security Guards Allegedly Injure Parker Community School Activists

August 8, 2022 Tony Daquipa 1

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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Education

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

June 9, 2022 Tony Daquipa 6

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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Education

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

May 1, 2022 Tony Daquipa 0

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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Education

School Closures Will Impact Oakland’s Most Vulnerable Students: Disproportionately Low-income, Special Education, and English Learners

February 8, 2022 Tony Daquipa 23

Update: On February 9, around 1 a.m., the OUSD school board passed a modified resolution that will close two schools this year: Parker K-8 and Community Day School. Brookfield Elementary, Grass Valley Elementary, Carl B. […]

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Education

OUSD Creates List of Schools To Be Targeted for Closure

January 26, 2022 Tony Daquipa 3

OUSD may be moving forward with closing more schools […]

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Laney College and Hack the Hood Year-Long Program Comes with $400 Monthly Stipend

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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 […]

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