Education/Schools/Youth

Kitty-Epstein

The Outrage of Jailing Atlanta Black Educators

Posted in Commentary, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity By Kitty Kelly Epstein The jailing of seven Black Atlanta educators is an outrage matched…

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Ken A. Epstein

Latinos Underrepresented in Teaching and Other Jobs in OUSD

Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Immigrant Rights, Labor Supt. Antwan Wilson: “We have to embody the diversity of this community” By Ken…

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Ken A. Epstein

Opinion: Oakland Needs Office of Race and Equity

Posted in Commentary, Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Environment, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Health, Housing/Foreclosures, Labor, LGBT, Police-Public Safety, Politics, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government, Uncategorized “Allow ourselves to become comfortable with being uncomfortable”  By Desley Brooks…

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Ken A. Epstein

Concerns Raised at Oakland Unified Over Jackson’s $30,000 Per Month, Conflict of Interest

Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Responsive Government Jackie Minor Sets Jackson’s Pay Rate, Says School Board Approval Not Necessary  By Ken Epstein…

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Ken A. Epstein

Felicia Bridges Hosts Student Voices on “Talk 2 Teacher” Radio Show

Felicia Bridges at Radio Station KPFB 89.3 FM Special to the Post Students don’t often get asked…

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Oakland Unified’s Administration Bypasses School Board to Hire Jackson for $30,000 Per Month

Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Responsive Government, Uncategorized By Ken Epstein The Oakland Unified School District administration bypassed Board of Education approval in…

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Ken A. Epstein

State of Black Oakland (SOBO) Holds “People’s Assembly”

Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Gentrification, Health, History and remembering, Housing/Foreclosures, LGBT, Oakland Job Programs, Police-Public Safety, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government By Rasheed Shabazz Hundreds of…

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Ken A. Epstein

UC Berkeley Black Students Face “State of Emergency”

Posted in Berkeley, Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter By Rasheed Shabazz Black students at UC Berkeley, saying they are facing isolation,…

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Ken A. Epstein

Latino Students Are “Overlooked and Poorly Represented” in Oakland Unified

Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Immigrant Rights, Labor By Jorge Lerma Latinos are not getting fair representation. Latinos make up 41…

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Ken A. Epstein

OUSD Public Relations Move by Backfires

Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Labor By Ken Epstein For someone who does not understand unions and negotiations, it might appear perfectly…

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