The scholarships cover not just tuition, but completely cover room and board, books and fees, and other related college expenses and can be used to attend...
Newsom’s budget includes increased investments to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars in education (at all levels), housing, the private sector, clean energy, agriculture,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Now in its sixth year, the Chevrolet Discover The Unexpected Fellowship program will award selected students with 10-week internships starting June 7th and...
Existing law provides school districts, charter schools, and County Offices of Education (COEs) with a base level of funding based on the enrollment of pupils who...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — During the Moguls in the Making competition, which will take place Sept. 15-18, students will be grouped into teams of four from 15...
AB 1705 builds off AB 705 (Irwin), a groundbreaking 2017 law that required the state’s community colleges to recognize high school coursework instead of relying on...
In California, funding for local educational agencies (called L-E-As for short by state government insiders) is determined by the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF), which was...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — U.S. Army retired Lt. Gen. Darrell K. Williams, a 1983 graduate of Hampton University, currently serves as vice president and managing director of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On March 16, in a small auditorium at the Old Executive Office Building next door to The White House, Vice President Kamala Harris,...
The ECF program, which was created as part of the American Rescue Plan, helps schools and libraries ensure that students can connect to the internet at...
“Board President Gary Yee has been open about his desire to look at the Community Day School site as a possible location for the creation of...
It is our prayer that the District and community can begin to navigate this issue in a manner which teaches our children right from wrong. This...
Doris Fisher, worth $2.6 billion, has “focused much of her wealth and resources on building charter schools. She and her late husband Donald donated more than $70...
“After spending 25 years in this great district, I am ready to move into the role of principal, and I am excited and honored to be...
Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan said the state needs to take responsibility. “Many years ago, the State of California took over control of the Oakland public schools, which...
“From Day One, California has taken swift and direct action to battle COVID-19 with policies that have saved tens of thousands of lives, but there’s more...
The Emmy Award-winning conductor and choir director Terrance Kelly leads a special choir class focused on gospel, jazz, blues and world music alongside Paul Daniels of...
WCCUSD is making strides to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the community and keep students safe. District staff and volunteers hosted two drive-in distribution sites...
Eleventh grade students Henry Salazar and Emiliano Rodriguez Sanchez teamed up with 10th grader Elwynn Cabrera to build the competition’s winning truss bridge. It was all...
“We’re not going to accept $90 million in budget reductions from the county,” Oakland Education Association (OEA) President Keith Brown told the Oakland Post this week....
Yolo County’s Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation members partnered with the Oakland-based Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center for its annual ‘Days of Gratitude’ this Thanksgiving weekend...
Prolific Professor Robert Farris Thompson truly embodied the term ‘Maestro de Maestros.’ He was an absolute giant in the field of Afro-Atlantic history and art, respected...
To all our staff who have been working so incredibly hard over the past few months to welcome our students and families back to school safely...
In partnership with the California Department of Public Health, the City of Oakland, COVID Clinic, the Alameda County Public Health Department, and La Clinica, OUSD is...
“Holy Names University has a long history of providing the financial support necessary to make a small, private college education accessible to more students,” said Elizabeth Mihopoulos, vice president for Enrollment Management. “With the HNU Tuition Guarantee, we can provide eligible families with...