The Oakland Unified School District, near the end of the former Superintendent Antwan Wilson’s administration, paid $2.3 million to a multinational company, headquartered in Dallas, Texas,...
Community members and leaders recently celebrated the contributions of community activist Kitty Kelly Epstein, who was recognized for 30 years of service in higher education, as...
Oakland educator Chynna Wilson has taught and supported 6th, 7th, & 8th grade Deaf and Hard of Hearing students. On a daily basis, Wilsons says she...
The first year of community college will be free for thousands of California students under a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. The signing announced October...
Dr. Dennis Kimbro addresses McClymonds High School students in the inaugural Pathway to Entrepreneurship course for high school and Merritt College credits. Photo By Carla Thomas...
From Left to right: Pastor James Harris, Reverend Marvin Webb, CCCCD Board member Vicki Gordon, Former President McKinley Williams, Pastor Raymond Landry, and President Mojedeh Mehdizadeh....
The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) released a report this week announcing plans to cut an additional $14.2 million in spending to guarantee the district remains...
Students Participate in bonding exercise at the 2017 Social Engineering Project STEM Camp at YMCAs Loma Mar Camp in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Photo Courtesy of...
Parent Led Oakland REACH Gives Oakland Parents Their Power Back at DeFremery Park Press Conference. A new parent led group, Oakland REACH, hosted a press conference...
District 3 Boardmember Jumoke Hinton Hodge Oakland Board of Education members are gaining a deeper understanding of operating public schools in tough times as they work...
Local Students Encouraged to Apply for Nearly $1 million in Aide during UNCF (United Negro College Fund) Empower Me Tour Thousands of Oakland high school seniors...
On September 26, the Oakland Unified School District Office of Equity (OoE) recently hosted a reception at E14 Gallery in downtown Oakland. Led by Deputy Chief,...
Left to Right: State Senators Nancy Skinner and Scott Weiner and Assemblyman Rob Bonta speak at “Make It Fair” Proposition 13 reform townhall meeting Saturday Sept....
As the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) closes its books for 2016-17, staff is pinpointing some of the financial missteps that led to the district’s current...
St. Andrew Missionary Baptist Church in West Oakland is expanding its childcare program to provide 24/7 care. The program serves infants to 5-year-olds, offering full and...
By Chancellor Jowel Laguerre, Peralta College Presidents, and Board Chair Julina Bonilla After the election of President Donald Trump, the District Board of Trustees took a...
Enrollments at San Francisco City College are up 18% since the city announced a deal to provide free tuition to all San Francisco residents. Students are...
By Supt. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Oakland Unified School District The Trump administration (has) declared that it will end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in six months. In...
The College of Marin (COM) Kinesiology and Athletics Department faculty and staff are promoting an active start to the fall 2017 semester. New this term, COM...
FCMAT CEO Michael Fine was previously deputy superintendent for business services of the Riverside Unified School District. Photo courtesy of John Fensterwald/EdSource. In an attempt to...
The Oakland Unified School District is on a fast track to renovate and reopen its historic administration building, which has been closed since January 2013 when...
By Dr. Rowena M. Tomaneng, Berkeley City College President How can community colleges work effectively and successfully with students coming from the most marginalized communities in...
By James Harris Over the last few years, the illegal dumping problem in Oakland has become a city-wide crisis. There has not been one single day when I...
By DJ Stewart Marvin Webb is a native of Richmond, an alumni of Contra Costa College, and the College’s former Head Baseball Coach. He is no...
It was a coincidence that Oakland’s first new public school in more than a decade, called Oakland SOL, opened its doors Monday – the same day...