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

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 Culture2 years 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

Activism2 years 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 History2 years 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 BlackPress2 years 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 BlackPress2 years 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 Area2 years 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.

Activism2 years 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 Area2 years 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...

Activism2 years 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 BlackPress2 years 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...

Courtney Bean (standing) works as an Oakland Teacher Resident supporting students at CCPA.

Activism2 years ago

OUSD Receives $120,000 Grant to Bring Black Educators to Classrooms

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...

Activism2 years ago

COMMENTARY: Start Now to Take Back the Supreme Court

Thanks to the anti-democratic Electoral College, Donald Trump was elected in 2016 even though almost 3 million more Americans voted for Hillary Clinton. Republican Senate leader...

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. Oakland.ca.org photo.

Bay Area2 years ago

Schaaf Seeks Retraction from Post Over School Closing Remarks

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...

Activism3 years ago

COMMENTARY: Gun Safety & Public Safety: We Should Not Tolerate Continued Inaction

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,...

Caption: Workers installed 54 additional ‘Peace’ banners along International Boulevard on May 27, 2022, thanks to a generous donation from the Clorox Foundation and individual donors. Photo by Cathy DeForest.

Activism3 years ago

Peace in the Streets Banner Campaign Grows in East Oakland

VisionQuilt.org and Adamika Village#stopkillingourkidsmovement’s, ‘Peace in the Streets’ initiative began the banner and yard sign project last year with the installation of 101 banners from 74th...

Supporters of Parker Elementary School in East Oakland picket in front of the school April 29 during one-day teacher/Longshore worker strike to protest school closings and privatization of public property in Oakland. Photo courtesy of Oaklandside.

Activism3 years ago

Community Fights to Keep Parker Elementary Open as ‘Liberated’ Community School

The community plan is to “liberate” the school and reopen the school as Parker Community Schools. “We will have resources, programs and classes by and for...

Timothy “Akaamka” Killings. Photo courtesy of Mr. Killings.

Activism3 years ago

Successful 1-Day Strike Was Only First Step, Activists Say

Hundreds of longshore worker and school activists in a variety of organizations who participated in the one-day strike on Friday, April 29 are developing plans to...

Some of the Black Republican candidates California Black Media (CBM) has spoken with say they have already made a difference.

Black History3 years ago

Black GOP Candidates Tap Into Voter Frustrations in 2022 Election Cycle

Recently, CBM spoke with another Black Republican candidate Shawn Collins who is running for governor. Critics say Collins’ attempt to become governor is ambitious because he...

Teachers and community rally against budget cuts and school closures. Photo courtesy of CTA.

Activism3 years ago

Teachers and Port of Oakland Workers Strike Friday Against School Closures and Billionaire Fisher’s Port Deal

The Oakland administration and school board have rushed to close schools ignoring its own policy and contract commitments to implement its commitments to confer with parents,...

Chief John Keene, Chief Probation Officer for San Mateo County

Activism3 years ago

OPINION: Don’t Look Far. Honor the Black History Around You

We invite all Americans to celebrate Black History Month, too. It is all around us. There’s Black history to learn about in your neighborhoods, at your...

Margaret Fortune is president and CEO of Fortune School of Education.

Activism3 years ago

OP-ED: As California Faces Dramatic Student Enrollment Decline, Officials Seek to Stabilize School Funding

The pandemic has severely impacted student attendance. Unfortunately, it has become common for parents to receive notices from school saying their child has been exposed to...

Caption: Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. Photo courtesy of ABC News.

Bay Area3 years ago

Billionaire John Fisher Linked to Privatization of Schools and Port of Oakland

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...

Protests to save neighborhood schools have taken place (from top left, clockwise): Parker Elementary, Prescott Elementary, teacher and community march in downtown Oakland and Brookfield Elementary. Photos from Facebook posts.

Activism3 years ago

Protests Save 7 Oakland Schools; Board Moves Ahead to Close or Merge 11 Others

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...

Day 8 of a hunger strike continues as Oakland Unified School Board is slated to take a vote Tuesday on a controversial proposal to close 16 schools. (Video: ABC 7)

Activism3 years ago

Protests Surge as District Moves to Close Black and Latino Schools

This Saturday, there will be a rally for members of Oakland communities and affected school communities to fight against the closures beginning at 10 a.m. at...