Tag: charter schools
Ask Congressman Jim Clyburn
It’s a fast-moving Democratic presidential primary. As of the writing of this piece, it’s a two-man race, Biden and Sanders.
Congressman Jim Clyburn is a...
Drive to Cap State Charter School Growth Stalls
Earlier this year, it looked like California charter schools faced a mortal threat in the face of the first serious attempts in the state...
Opinion: Share Space with Charter Schools: Mandates and Responsibilities
The Board of Education’s Community of Schools Policy calls on us to reimagine our school system to ensure a quality school for all Oakland...
Public Ed Protectors ‘Unwelcome’ NewSchools Venture Fund
As the 2018-19 Oakland Unified School District’s (OUSD) academic year winds down in the wake of an historic teachers’ strike, Oakland educators, students, and...
West Oakland Middle School to Envision Charter: ‘Stay Away!’
Teachers and community public school advocates are asking Envision Education, a charter school management organization, not to take over public school classrooms at West...
Black Legislator Under Fire for Legislation Capping Charter Schools
A fight is on and Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) should be concerned, charter school leaders and advocates say.
About 6,000 supporters showed up at the...
Oakland Teachers, Roots School Shut Down School Board Meeting
By Ken EpsteinFamilies and teachers from Roots International Academy, supported by hundreds of teachers and community members, shut down the Board of Education meeting...
Fight Continues Against New Charter Schools in Oakland
A coalition of Ond students, educators, parents, unions, school board members and community groups caravaned to Sacramento to ask the State Board of Ed...
New Video: Charter Schools Are Draining Funds from OUSD
The Oakland Unified School District, as well as many other school districts, is struggling to stay afloat financially in a state where politicians have...
Council Committee Approves Sale of Public Land to Charter School
Activists say the proposed 625-student charter school would drain students from existing nearby schools, such as those at the César Chávez Education Center, located...
