Education/Schools/Youth
Construction Chief Tim White Pushed Out of Oakland Unified
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Labor Interim Replacement Heads Company Found Guilty of Bribery in Three School Districts By Ken Epstein The…
Campaign to Save Chabot Space & Science Center’s Planetarium Projector
Students visit Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland. The Eastbay Astronomical Society is launching a program…
Debate Heating Up Over Future of Five Oakland Public Schools – Superintendent Walks Out of Board Meeting
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Labor, Responsive Government By Ken A. Epstein A disagreement has broken out between Supt. Antwan Wilson and…
Black Futures Month: The Need for Black Teachers
By Kimberly Mayfield-Lynch and Kitty Kelly Epstein American schools need Black teachers. There is considerable documented evidence…
City Council and Mayor Pledge Actions to Reduce Systemic Racial Injustice
Posted in Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Gentrification, Police-Public Safety, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated District Attorney O’Malley Speaks at Council Meeting By Ken Epstein…
Oakland City Leaders Pledge to Address Issues of Black Lives Matter Movement
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Gentrification, Housing/Foreclosures, LGBT, Police-Public Safety, Reentry/Formerly Incarcerated, Responsive Government By Ken Epstein Many Oakland residents are saying that…
Community, Black Friday 14 Tell City Council: “The People Have Had Enough”
By Ashley Chambers and Ken Epstein Oakland has the chance to become a model for cities across…
Local Boxing Club Becomes Barber Shop for a Day
Haircutting at East Oakland Boxing Association. Photo by Laura Ming Wong By Laura Ming Wong Ten-year-old Chrystian…
Tribute to Educator Dr. Harold Berlak, 82
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity By Kitty Kelly Epstein Harold Berlak devoted his professional life to combating crazy ideas about…
The Seven Worst Things About Standardized Tests and What You Can Do About Them
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity By Kitty Kelly Epstein The federal government is discussing how many standardized tests they will…