“I know very deeply what it means to be a teacher at any time but especially this past year. We wanted to do something special, and...
Arguing that appropriating billions of dollars alone will not ensure action, community organizations and parents from Los Angeles and Oakland are asking an Alameda County Superior...
I was particularly struck seeing the Bay Area represented on the dais by Vice President Harris and Speaker Pelosi. That was the first time in history...
The majority say they approve of how Newsom handled schools this year.
“Our top priority is getting students back in the classroom as safely and quickly as possible, and the expanded access to vaccines will build on the...
“In the midst of this COVID pandemic, strong unions are more important than ever, to make sure that working people in the city and county have...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — "There's a bunch of research about the value add of Black teachers in school. It turns out that Black teachers help all students...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I thought about how we have a low return of homework and students who say that there’s nobody reading to them at home,”...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — If one of your resolutions for the start of the new calendar year is the pursuit of that ever-elusive dream job, you’re not...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “A Bernie Sanders presidency means an America where folks don’t die because they’ve got to rotate out their insulin to make sure it...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — El-Mekki is answering his own “nation building” call. In May, he announced that after 11 years as Shoemaker’s principal and 26 years of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Upon learning that there were 100 boys who live in Atlanta on a waitlist for mentors, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms committed to elevating...
EAST TEXAS REVIEW — The 86th Legislative session concluded Monday, with lawmakers delivering on a promise made by state leadership back in January: sweeping school finance...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — This country, despite its rhetoric for honoring teachers, does not respect traditional public education — including teachers and their students — enough to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Sixty-five years ago, the Supreme Court tackled the issue of segregation in our nation's school systems. The Brown v. Board of education decision...
NNPA ESSA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN — Well, how can we feel more professional and less like factory workers producing widgets? First, we must clarify our mission. Students...
NNPA ESSA MEDIA AWARENESS CAMPAIGN — …in answer to the question when cultures clash in the classroom, who suffers, we all do! Poorly educated students make...
NNPA ESSA MEDIA CAMPAIGN: Although parental engagement has a strong correlation to student academic performance and achievement, why is it that African American parents appear disproportionately...
Special to the Post Students don’t often get asked their opinion about school or life, but Oakland educator Felicia Bridges is giving all students with...
The Oakland Unified School District’s three new school board members and newly hired superintendent have taken their positions just as two of the district’s most protracted...
It’s tough and expensive to become a teacher. For most people in California it now requires five different standardized tests, a year of classes and six...