“I learned long ago that your education is the most important investment you make in yourself,” said California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) Chairman Steven Bradford (D-Gardena),...
Through the American Rescue Plan (ARP), the Biden-Harris Administration has invested over $5 billion in funding through HHS to expand access to mental health and substance...
William Wells Brown personified the American dream. He’d become an internationally renowned antislavery activist and writer who resided in and traveled widely across the northern United...
According to a press release issued by the Parker protesters, “The security officers physically ejected several people and unlawfully detained one parent in the building in...
Each middle school teen is different and there is no single right way to address their changes, experiences, and their transition to middle school. But the...
The students come from colleges and universities throughout the United States. Leaders from the NAACP and the Church of Jesus Christ are traveling with the students....
Thirteen-year-old Alena Analeigh Wicker received an early acceptance to the University of Alabama, Birmingham’s Heersink School of Medicine under its Burroughs Wellcome Scholars Early Assurance Program. The program partners...
During this year's Senior Summer, the Girls Inc., at 516 16th St., took their participants on four college tours: On two consecutive Fridays -- July 8...
Claudia L. Mercado, Mills alumnae and advisor of the Save Mills College Coalition, said, “This historic women’s college and Hispanic-serving Institution was intended to serve women’s education...
California is the winner of the 2022 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation. In his press release announcing the win, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony...
The Oakland Teacher Residency (OTR) program received $120,000 from the National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR) to expand efforts to recruit and develop Black educators for...
Throughout his life he has been good in sports, particularly baseball and basketball. At age 6, he started playing baseball in the San Pablo Baseball League...
In a KQED interview, Mayor Libby Schaaf supported the proposed closing of 15 schools as an “opportunity” and even went father. “This is not just some...
“We been doing this since 2018, taking groups to walks as a way to relieve stress and get out and see nature,” said Gilkerson, who is...
The Warriors are full of talented millionaires, even among the bench warmers. Jonathan Kuminga, 19, is a future all-star on a four-year/$24.8 million deal for an...
Mungia’s work on behalf of Mayor Schaaf’s education agenda is part of what troubles school advocates. Schaaf, a longtime supporter of charter schools, has spoken forcefully...
Civil rights attorney and Alameda County District Attorney primary winner Pamela Price has long been recognized as a significant contributor for the enactment of the groundbreaking...
Attorney and West Contra Costa County School Board member Mister Phillips is a fourth-generation Richmond resident and the son of two law enforcement officers, Tommie and...
“For far too long, Black people in the United States have been shown that outdoor exploration activities are not for us,” Corina Newsome, who studies Seaside...
Love's interest in becoming a teacher began at an early age. She wanted to follow in the footsteps of her grandfather, Andrew A. Williams, who was...
Scholars have identified the kind of polarization taking place in our country, and the kind of diminished commitment to democracy we have seen among Trump Republicans,...
A cordwainer is a shoemaker who makes new shoes from new leather. Lasting is the part of the process that sets the final shape of a...
The achievement gap for Black students is pervasive regardless of income. In 2019, statewide testing data shows that Black students are the lowest performing subgroup with...
As the Sausalito Marin City School District was ordered to desegregate in 2019, Brown vs. the Board of Education continues to be meaningful as the nation...
The reasons given by Monroe to use State of California authority at the county level and demand these school closures for the school district to “to...