Education/Schools/Youth
Open Letter: Councilmember Kaplan Challenges Sale of Public Land for Charter School
Mayor and City Administrator Don’t Want a Public Lands Policy, Says Kaplan By Rebecca Kaplan The Community…
Council Committee Approves Sale of Public Land to Charter School
Public hearing will be held at Tuesday’s City Council meeting Activists say the proposed 625-student charter school…
Questions Continue on Fate of Oakland Public Library’s African-American History Books
Discarded library books. Photo courtesy of John Jones III’s Facebook page. By Ken Epstein Concerns over the…
Oakland Public Library Discards African American History Books
By Post Staff Community activist Assata Olugbala shocked members of the community and council members when she…
City Staff Proposes to Sell Public Land to Build a Charter School for 620 Students in Fruitvale District
Aspire Eres Academy charter school, currently at 1936 Courtland Ave. in Oakland. By Post Staff Next week’s…
Tim White Rehired to Lead Facilities Dept. at Oakland Unified School District
By Post Staff The Oakland Unified School District has rehired widely respected administrator Tim White as Deputy…
Prescott Elementary in West Oakland Says No to Charter School on Campus
Ben “Coach” Taspscott (top right) speaks at a meeting called by the school district Monday at Prescott…
Report: OUSD Spends Too Much on Top Administrators, Not Enough for Schools
Parent Zaineb Alomari of Community United Elementary School spoke at the Board of Education meeting Wednesday night,…
Political Leaders Engineered State Control of Oakland Public Schools
OUSD was required to borrow $100 million when they only needed $37 million Assemblymember Sandré Swanson pressured…
State “Culpable” for School District’s Financial Crisis, Says Former County Schools’ Superintendent
By Ken Epstein The State of California, which is legally responsible for overseeing the Oakland Unified School…