Charter schools and privatization

Ken A. Epstein

Defend and Transform Oakland’s Public Schools

By Post Staff The Post Salon co-sponsored a community dialogue on schools Sunday, Dec. 9. along with…

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Ken A. Epstein

Oakland Unified Looks at Closing Up to 24 School

By Ken Epstein The Oakland Unified School District’s Board of Education is moving ahead with a “Community…

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Ken A. Epstein

Bernie Sanders Endorses Jovanka Beckles for Assembly

Posted in Charter schools and privatization, Economic Development, Elections 2018, Environment, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Health, Housing/Foreclosures, Illegal dumping, Immigrant Rights, Labor, LGBT, Politics, Responsive Government, Richmond Senator Bernie Sanders endorsed Jovanka Beckles for…

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Ken A. Epstein

Open Letter: Elect Clarissa Doutherd for School Board, District 4

Doutherd’s opponent, Gary Yee, supported “top heavy administration” and closed the 25,000-student Oakland Adult Education program Clarissa…

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Ken A. Epstein

Oakland Charter School Approved Amid Concerns Over Fiscal Impact on District

A coalition of Oakland students, educators, parents, unions, school board members, & community orgs caravaned to Sacramento…

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Ken A. Epstein

Council Delays Decision on Selling Public Land to Build Charter School

The Oakland school board asked the City Council not to sell the property to the charter school…

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Ken A. Epstein

Are Democratic Legislators Working for or Against Oakland Schools?

Oakland and several other school districts were hoping this month that legislators would be willing to adopt…

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Ken A. Epstein

Parent Clarissa Doutherd Kicks Off Campaign for School Board, District 4

By Ken Epstein Parent leader Clarissa Doutherd kicked off her campaign Sunday for District 4 representative on…

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Open Letter: Councilmember Kaplan Challenges Sale of Public Land for Charter School

Mayor and City Administrator Don’t Want a Public Lands Policy, Says Kaplan By Rebecca Kaplan The Community…

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Ken A. Epstein

Council Committee Approves Sale of Public Land to Charter School

Public hearing will be held at Tuesday’s City Council meeting Activists say the proposed 625-student charter school…

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