Education/Schools/Youth
#BlackLivesMatter Movement Raises Demands at Oakland City Council Hearing
By Post Staff In response to police abuse and violence in the City of Oakland, the Anti…
Teachers Union Questions Redesign Plan for Five Schools
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Labor By Ken Epstein Parents, students and community members are hoping the Oakland Unified School District will…
Board Members and Students Weigh-in on School Changes
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Labor By Ken Epstein Student and teacher speakers at Wednesday night’s board meetings raised their concerns…
District Administration Seeks to Explain Reform Process for Five Schools
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Labor Boardmember Jody London, Supt. Antwan Wilson and Board President James Harris listen to speakers at Wednesday…
Community Speaks Out on School Redesign at McClymonds High Meeting
Posted in Community, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Gentrification, Labor, Responsive Government “McClymonds will not become a charter,” says district official By Ashley Chambers Concerned about…
Harlem Globetrotters Meet Local Youth with Disabilities, Play Wheelchair Basketball
Posted in Arts and Culture, Community, Education/Schools/Youth Harlem Globetrotters play wheelchair basketball after school at Edna Brewer Middle School in Oakland….
Michael Brown Sr. Tells SF: “Stand Strong and Fight.”
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter, Police-Public Safety Mike Brown’s father speaks at Third Baptist Church and Mission High School…
Historic Meeting Brings Together Civil Rights Leaders with Execs of Verizon, Google, Facebook, Intel
Posted in Business, Economic Development, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity By Carla Thomas In an unprecedented move, Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow Push Coalition brought together…
Families, Children and High School Students Hold Vigil at Lake Merritt
Posted in Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Ferguson/Black Lives Matter High school students and families with children held a vigil at Lake Merritt…
Fremont, Castlemont and McClymonds High Schools May to Be Turned into Charters
Posted in Community, Education/Schools/Youth, Equal Rights/Equity, Gentrification, Labor By Ken Epstein Many long-time educators and Oakland parents are raising serious questions about a…