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Teachers show their determination on picket lines at schools across the city. Photo courtesy of OEA.

Oakland Teachers Strike Continues Over Wages, ‘Common Good’ Demands for Needs of Parents, Students

The OEA’s common good proposals are based on outreach with thousands of OUSD parents and community members. California districts that have bargained common good demands with...

Several hundred people attended a rally last Sunday on the steps of the Alameda County Court House by Lake Merritt and live on social media to rally in support of newly elected Alameda County District Attorney Price.

Activism4 weeks ago

Hundreds Rally at Court House to Support DA Pamela Price and End Mass Incarceration

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price shared her vision and determination to fulfill the goals of the historic civil rights movement, to work with the community...

Holy Names University Campus. File photo.

Activism1 month ago

HNU Says (Secret) Deadline Has Passed to File Proposals to Save Campus

Despite opposition of the trustees, many community leaders and city officials are moving forward for an educational future for the campus. In a statement released this...

Third-grade student Solomon D. Reedus, from Fortune School, participated in the activities at the State Capitol along with his classmates on April 11. Critics say Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal falls short of narrowing the academic achievement gap between Black students and other groups on state achievement tests. CBM photo by Antonio Ray Harvey.

California Black Media1 month ago

Gov. Newsom and Advocates at Impasse Over Funding for Black Students Education

Last week, at the invitation of the Black in School Coalition (BISC), over 2,500 K-12 students, parents, education advocates, and civil rights leaders marched to the...

Daily discipline rates in middle schools fluctuate widely throughout the school year, researchers say, with disparities worsening for Black students. Graphic courtesy UC Berkeley.

Community1 month ago

School Discipline Can Be Predicted, New Research Says. Is It Preventable?

Rates of school discipline fluctuate widely and predictably throughout a school year and increase significantly faster for Black students than for their white counterparts, University of...

Aerial shot of Holy Names University campus. File photo.

Activism1 month ago

City Blocks Development Saying it Does Not Fit Oakland’s General Zoning Plan

The community-wide demand to save HNU is growing stronger and more organized. A new coalition, “Reclaim Holy Names,” was scheduled to hold an online town hall...

Reese was born in Selma and rose to national prominence as a civil rights leader after the city’s Bloody Sunday, the 1965 march during which 600 people were attacked on the Edmund Pettus Bridge by club-wielding state troopers wearing gas masks.

Black History2 months ago

Frederick Douglas Reese, Civil Rights Icon

Throughout Selma, Ala., there are streets named Frederick D. Reese Parkway and F.D. Reese. In March of each year, the city hosts F.D. Reese Day. Yet...

More than 600 students are currently enrolled at Summit Denali's Sunnyvale schools, according to state data. Officials have encouraged students to apply to other Summit locations, but many parents say those schools are far away and would require hours of commuting.

Community2 months ago

Silicon Valley Students Stranded by Shuttered Schools

A popular Bay Area charter school system is closing its two Sunnyvale campuses this June despite months of attempts to save them, but parents and teachers...

Khan Academy offers free personalized learning where students can work at their own pace, a comprehensive set of pre-K through early college courses and programs on life skills. Its videos and prompts guide students through content that's available in 50 languages. Tens of millions of students have used Khan Academy.

Community2 months ago

Artificial Intelligence In School: Virtually Chatting With George Washington And Your Personal Gpt-4 Tutor

ChatGPT both awed and alarmed the computer savvy and the computer-phobic public when the encyclopedic chatbot debuted in November. Teachers worried about cheating, and parents feared...

President Joe Biden speaks in Monterey Park, California about gun violence on March 14, 2023. He spoke with the families of victims of a mass shooting at the Star Dance Studio on Lunar New Year that occurred less than a mile from where the President spoke. Photo by Maxim Elramsisy, California Black Media.

City Government2 months ago

Pres. Biden Visits California Community Devastated by Lunar New Year Gun Violence

On his trip to California last week, President Biden first stopped in San Diego to meet with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and U.K. Prime Minister...

Oakland teachers rally for new contract, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Photo courtesy of OEA.

Bay Area2 months ago

Oakland Teachers Ramp Up Strike Readiness

In an escalation of labor pressure, hundreds of teachers boycotted district-organized Professional Development (PD) sessions, instead attending a mass, Oakland Education Association (OEA) rally this week...

r. Kimberly Mayfield, Deputy Mayor, Oakland Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, At-Large Oakland Councilmember Oakland Councilmember Carroll Fife, District 3, Oakland Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, District 4

Bay Area3 months ago

Oakland City Officials Send Letter to Holy Names University: City officials seek collaboration to preserve higher education on campus

As Oakland Leaders who hold the well-being and educational needs of Oakland residents to the highest priority, we respectfully request your collaboration with the City of...

Jennifer Brouhard, District 2, VanCedric Williams, District 3 Valarie Bachelor, District 6

Bay Area3 months ago

COMMENTARY: 3 OUSD Board Members ‘Set the Record Straight’ on School Closures, Budget

On March 1, 2023, the San Francisco Chronicle wrote a one-sided story, which contained inaccurate and hyperbolic statements, about the decision of the Oakland school board...

Holy Names University campus. Photo courtesy of HNU archives.

Bay Area3 months ago

Does Holy Names University Need to Close Down? HNU’s Bond-Holder Says No

When the Holy Names University Board of Trustees declared in December 2022 that the college was closing, they said they could not afford to remain open...

Proposition 28 creates a guaranteed annual funding stream for music and arts education by setting aside 1% from the state's general fund.

Arts and Culture3 months ago

Arts Education Funding in California: How Will Proposition 28 Roll Out?

Austin Beutner, the former superintendent of LAUSD who spearheaded Proposition 28, recently talked with EdSource about how the groundbreaking arts education initiative will roll out and...

Harper Iles, left, and Kayla Morales each hold the scholarship checks they received for winning in the Poetry Out Loud competition on Feb. 11. Photo courtesy of Contra Costa County Office of Education.

Arts and Culture3 months ago

Pinole Valley High Student Wins County Poetry Out Loud Competition

The 2023 Contra Costa County Poetry Out Loud event was hosted by Contra Costa County Office of Education and Contra Costa County, serving as the countywide...

Educators across the district have weathered crisis after crisis: from budget cuts due to poor financial management, to building new virtual learning systems during the pandemic, or giving up countless prep or non-contractual hours to ensure students are with a credentialed adult every day

Activism4 months ago

With a 97.3% Strike Vote, More Than 500 Richmond Educators Rally Before School Board Meeting

“We don’t want to strike, but we will if it means doing what is best for our students. Over 90% of all union members who participated...

There are four Black candidates running for state public office. The three Democrats are: Shirley Weber, incumbent Secretary of State; Tony Thurmond, incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction; Malia Cohen is seeking the state controller position. Angela Underwood Jacobs, a Republican, is vying to be the first Black woman to serve as lieutenant governor of California. Photos courtesy of official web sites of the candidates.

Black History7 months ago

California ’22 Election: Black Candidates Running for Statewide Office

There are four Black candidates running for state public office: Shirley Weber, Tony Thurmond, Malia Cohen and Angela Underwood Jacobs.

#NNPA BlackPress8 months ago

OP-ED: Relieving the Burden of Student Loan Debt

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Over 50% of Black borrowers report their net worth is less than they owe in student loan debt. Also, Black students are more...

#NNPA BlackPress8 months ago

Yolanda Flowers, Democratic Candidate for Alabama Governor Holds Rally in Greene County

GREENE COUNTY DEMOCRAT — “My platform includes more funding for education, adopting a lottery for education and other measures to raise teacher salaries and provide teacher...

Bay Area8 months ago

Supes ‘Excited’ About Proposed Workforce Housing For Teachers, County Employees

The workforce housing would have a few requirements for hopeful renters, including a lottery to parcel out the tenancies. Renters must be low- to moderate-income by...

Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and Professor of the Practice at the University of Pennsylvania.

Activism8 months ago

COMMENTARY: Book Bans Are an Attack on the Freedom to Read, Teach and Learn

Trumpish state legislators are introducing laws to make it illegal to teach anything that might make white students experience “discomfort.” One Texas lawmaker demanded information from...

“The data dashboard provided imperfect but vital information to understand where things were at,” Dorothy Graham said. “You could see the spikes in cases and know how urgent it was to test.”

Bay Area8 months ago

OUSD is No Longer Publishing its COVID Data

Teachers, students and the Oakland Education Association had been vocal about COVID safety issues during the last two school years. Last January, OUSD teachers protested, as...

Activism9 months ago

COMMENTARY: Back to School, Back to Fighting Far-Right Attacks on Education

We cannot begin to heal our divisions until we acknowledge and teach our whole history — good and bad. And we know that standing up for...

#NNPA BlackPress10 months ago

COMMENTARY: A Letter to the Church — Are you living in vain?

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As I witness you celebrating the overturning of Roe v. Wade, I want to challenge you. I want you to really consider the...

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Oakland Teachers Strike Continues Over Wages, ‘Common Good’ Demands for Needs of Parents, Students

Hundreds Rally at Court House to Support DA Pamela Price and End Mass Incarceration

HNU Says (Secret) Deadline Has Passed to File Proposals to Save Campus

Gov. Newsom and Advocates at Impasse Over Funding for Black Students Education

School Discipline Can Be Predicted, New Research Says. Is It Preventable?

City Blocks Development Saying it Does Not Fit Oakland’s General Zoning Plan

Frederick Douglas Reese, Civil Rights Icon

Silicon Valley Students Stranded by Shuttered Schools

Artificial Intelligence In School: Virtually Chatting With George Washington And Your Personal Gpt-4 Tutor

Pres. Biden Visits California Community Devastated by Lunar New Year Gun Violence

Oakland Teachers Ramp Up Strike Readiness

Oakland City Officials Send Letter to Holy Names University: City officials seek collaboration to preserve higher education on campus

COMMENTARY: 3 OUSD Board Members ‘Set the Record Straight’ on School Closures, Budget

Does Holy Names University Need to Close Down? HNU’s Bond-Holder Says No

Arts Education Funding in California: How Will Proposition 28 Roll Out?

Pinole Valley High Student Wins County Poetry Out Loud Competition

With a 97.3% Strike Vote, More Than 500 Richmond Educators Rally Before School Board Meeting

California ’22 Election: Black Candidates Running for Statewide Office

OP-ED: Relieving the Burden of Student Loan Debt

Yolanda Flowers, Democratic Candidate for Alabama Governor Holds Rally in Greene County

Supes ‘Excited’ About Proposed Workforce Housing For Teachers, County Employees

COMMENTARY: Book Bans Are an Attack on the Freedom to Read, Teach and Learn

OUSD is No Longer Publishing its COVID Data

COMMENTARY: Back to School, Back to Fighting Far-Right Attacks on Education

COMMENTARY: A Letter to the Church — Are you living in vain?

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