A field trip to Washington D.C. may be a staple of American education, but when you’re traveling 3,000 miles to visit the national’s capital for a president’s inauguration, it can get complicated – and expensive. But the obstacles have not deterred eighth graders at Oakland’s Claremont Middle School, who have organized a fundraising campaign...

I’Asha Warfield, instructor at Frick Middle School in Oakland, has received  one of five 2013 California Teacher  of the Year awards. Warfield has taught English and reading intervention, and world history at Frick since 2000. She also works as a coach in the Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment program to help guide new teachers...