Education/Schools/Youth
State needs to help maintain, not close, Oakland schools
By Kitty Kelly Epstein The Oakland school district is considering closing 24 more public schools. Oakland has…
Opinion: School Board Plan to Close Flatland Schools Is a Rerun of a Failed Policy
By Mike Hutchinson The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD school board has released the first draft a…
Oakland Teachers Share Frustrations Over Charter Schools
Public school advocates say a proposed 625-student charter school in the Fruitvale District would drain students from…
Defend and Transform Oakland’s Public Schools
By Post Staff The Post Salon co-sponsored a community dialogue on schools Sunday, Dec. 9. along with…
Oakland Unified Looks at Closing Up to 24 School
By Ken Epstein The Oakland Unified School District’s Board of Education is moving ahead with a “Community…
Castlemont High Celebrates Coming Out Day
By Zack Haber This year, Castlemont High School celebrated National Coming Out Day for the first time….
Oakland Race & Equity Dept. Report Calls for End to Systemic Racial Disparities
Affordable housing protest at Oakland City Hall By Ken Epstein City Councilmembers this week took the “first step”…
No on AA: Congress of Neighborhoods, East Bay Times Oppose Schaaf’s Education Initiative
“It’s not clear where the money is going, for there is no plan,” says the newspaper By…
Open Letter: Elect Clarissa Doutherd for School Board, District 4
Doutherd’s opponent, Gary Yee, supported “top heavy administration” and closed the 25,000-student Oakland Adult Education program Clarissa…
Moratorium on Sale of Public Land Dies in Council Committee
By Ken Epstein A proposed moratorium that would block the sale of public land until the City…