Education/Schools/Youth

Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

“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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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…

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Ken A. Epstein

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,…

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Ken A. Epstein

Hidden Geniuses Say, “Yes We Code”

By Rasheed Shabazz As a young child, Muhammad Abdulla worked as a farmer, planting seeds in Yemen….

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