The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) school board has released the first draft of a proposal it calls the “Citywide Plan,” which would reduce the number...
Though Oakland Unified School District superintendent Kyla Johnson Trammell and the school board have both recently proposed that the district collaborate more with charter schools, some...
The Peralta Colleges Foundation has announced LaNiece Jones as its new executive director. “We are thrilled to welcome LaNiece as the Foundation’s new executive director and...
The Post Salon co-sponsored a community dialogue on schools Sunday, Dec. 9. along with Oakland Public Education Network (OPEN), Educators for Democratic Schools, the New McClymonds...
Saturday, Dec. 1 in Oakland was the inaugural book signing for “Eerie Silence,” author Dr. Ammar Saheli’s first published book. Director, Minister and CEO of Saheli7...
Students at Oakland High School had a special visitor in Rev. Jesse Jackson on Friday, Nov. 30. Speaking at a student leadership class, he said, “Learning...
Doutherd’s opponent, Gary Yee, supported “top heavy administration” and closed the 25,000-student Oakland Adult Education program Clarissa Doutherd, who is running for the District 4 School...
A local organization, Equity Allies, has launched an “Equity Fund for OUSD schools” to address opportunity gaps and advance equity in OUSD. The Equity Fund will...
Simone Batiste is a scholarship recipient of the United Health Foundation’s Diverse Scholars Initiative (DSI). She was born and raised in Oakland, California and is currently a senior...
Assemblymember Tony Thurmond (left) and Marshall Tuck. Marshall Tuck and Assemblymember Tony Thurmond, the two leading candidates for state superintendent of Public Instruction, held a forum...
League members Linda McClain, Lois Corrin, and Julie Chang saying “thank you” to David Thigpen, Director of undergrad journalism at UC, after his presentation Sunday at...
Equity Allies for OUSD, a group of local parents and community members, is holding a forum on issues facing Oakland public school families, Saturday, Sept. 29,...
Dylan and Sydney Ross with mom, Piper Dellums as they receive a pin from Rafael Jesús González, Berkeley Poet Laureate. Oakland’s state representatives held a press...
Gema Quetzal Cardena is interviewed by Sacramento TV station, KCRA. Oakland Unified School District senior Gema Quetzal Cardenas has been sworn in as the sole student...
A Coalition of Black Women Leaders and Mothers will pose questions to the two candidates for California Superintendent for Public Instruction – Assemblyman Tony Thurmond and...
Parents and teachers protest last school year against cuts to programs and layoffs at school sites. Photo by Ken Epstein. The State of California is set...
Speaking at Oakland Education Association (OEA) press conference last Friday (L to R) are: Liz Ortega Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Alameda Labor Council (AFL-CIO), Keith D....
From left to right: Kneeling – Tulady Lee, Brandon Whittle, Measar Whittle; Middle row: Unique Armstrong, Jacob Colbert, Elleya Lawson Tray Brown James Lions, Theodore Swartz;...
The Oakland Post is endorsing Clarissa Doutherd for Oakland Board of Education in District 4, a candidate who has the experience, energy and commitment to take...
School Board Candidate Anthony Wilson. Only a handful of candidates are running for the three Oakland Board of Education seats that will be on the November...
Five school community leaders, who have been actively involved in school issues for years, joined representatives of the Oakland Post this week to interview candidates who...
The Oakland Unified School District, as well as many other school districts, is struggling to stay afloat financially in a state where politicians have passed and...
Oakland has long been the birthplace of justice movements. Our collective essence is one of resistance to injustice and persistence in the face of hardship. It’s...
The demolition work is being donated by DPR Construction through a Melrose Leadership Academy parent. Melrose is a K-8 school located at 4730 Fleming Ave. near Mills...
A coalition of Oakland students, educators, parents, unions, school board members, and community groups caravaned to Sacramento July 12 to ask the State Board of Education...
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