Education/Schools/Youth
Oakland’s Students Go Back to School
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth Flurry of activities sprout around city as families and educators prepare for opening day By Ken…
“Creating Joyful and Effective Schools” – Educators to Speak at Oakland Post Salon
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Media By Post Staff This month’s Post Salon will feature a dialogue on the politics and practice…
S.F. Latino Community Leader Rosario Anaya, 70
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Immigrant Rights By Wade Woods Former San Francisco School Board member and director of the Mission…
Nurses Back Bernie Sanders for President
Posted in Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Elections & Voting Rights, Environment, Health, Labor, Police-Public Safety, Politics, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, voting rights Candidate calls for an end to racism and mass…
Nabeehah Shakir, 67, A Lifelong Oakland Educator
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth By Rasheed Shabazz A tireless advocate and dedicated servant for the children of Oakland, educator Nabeehah Sabree Shakir…
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Brings 400 High Tech Jobs to Oakland
Posted in Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Oakland Job Programs President Obama this week announced 10 new “TechHire Communities, including Oakland, which has…
OUSD Gets Ready for Start of School – Monday, Aug. 24
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth Oakland, other districts, struggle to hire in face of teacher shortage Oakland Natives Give Back provided…
McClymonds High’s Centennial Honors 100-Year Old Alum, Reignites Fight Save School
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Gentrification, History and remembering, Media By Ashley Chambers The oldest known living graduate of McCylmonds High School, Inez Gray-Harvey,…
Hidden Geniuses Say, “Yes We Code”
By Rasheed Shabazz As a young child, Muhammad Abdulla worked as a farmer, planting seeds in Yemen….
Commentary: Practice Restorative Justice to Shut Down Mass Incarceration
Posted in Commentary, Education/Schools/Youth, Mass incarceration, Police-Public Safety, Restorative Justice By Troy Williams According to the American Civil Liberties Union the school-to-prison pipeline…