Education/Schools/Youth

Ken A. Epstein

Parents Ask: “Who’s Behind Roots School Closure?”

“Who are really the key players here. It appears board members don’t have any control,” said a…

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Ken A. Epstein

Teachers Demand State Increase School Funding

“The state owes OUSD – I stand in solidarity with you,” said Senator Nancy Skinner By Zack…

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Ken A. Epstein

Roots’ Families Tell School Board, ‘Don’t Close Our School’

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Opinion: We Must Reduce Gentrification in Our Classrooms

By Alexandra Mejia Gentrification of Oakland leaves many of us with empty pockets and anxiety about a…

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Ken A. Epstein

School District Considers Sharing Individual Student Data with Charter Industry Company

By Ken Epstein Oakland public school par­ents were shocked to learn this week that the school district…

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Oakland Teachers Are Getting Ready to Strike as Contract Fight Escalates

Educators across the state are demanding more funding for California’s underfunded public schools Starting this week with…

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Roots Families Heat Up Fight to Save Their Neighborhood School

By Ken Epstein Students, parents and teach­ers at Roots International Academy in East Oakland are reacting with shock…

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Community Reacts to Proposed Wave of School Closures

By Ken Epstein The announcement that the Oakland Unified School District is planning to close up to…

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School District Wants to Close Roots International Academy This School Year

Holiday Robocall upsets parents and teachers at East Oakland middle school By Ken Epstein As students and teachers…

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Patricia Williams-Myrick,80, Beloved Oakland Street Academy Principal

Patricia Williams Myrick (right) and her daughter Kelly Mayes in 1976.By Post Staff  Dozens of family members…

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