Education Archives

Notably, the new cohort of young Black men completed 16 months of leadership, mentorship, and cultural education.

Key points

• Monday, January 19 marked the day of freedom referred to as Juneteenth for enslaved Black individuals in Galveston, TX – two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
• This past weekend, Allendale Elementary in East Oakland made public a newly-constructed playground, garden, and mural to the community.
• Bishop O'Dowd, a private school in Oakland, was one of the first schools to pilot the class.
• Early this morning, the Oakland Education Association called off the teachers strike.
• Uncover the surprising and diverse ecosystem thriving inside Lake Merritt.

In 2024-2025, a half dozen Bay Area high schools will offer Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies, a new course promising a deep dive into the history and contributions of African Americans. Bishop O'Dowd, a private school in Oakland, was one of the first schools to pilot the class.

Oakland Voices interview new Oakland school board president Sam Davis, a former teacher, regarding the challenges facing the district, and some of the positive things to look forward to this year.

Uncover the surprising and diverse ecosystem thriving inside Lake Merritt. From neon-glowing nudibranchs to gnarly tubeworms, explore the hidden marvels captured through the lens of naturalist Damon Tighe.

For context, a so-called "surge in violence" by teens is leading cities to crack down, but youth advocates say they're going regarding it the wrong way.

Monday, January 19 marked the day of freedom referred to as Juneteenth for enslaved Black individuals in Galveston, TX – two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. On this year's Juneteenth, GHTech's Historically Black.

This past weekend, Allendale Elementary in East Oakland made public a newly-constructed playground, garden, and mural to the community. Allendale is the first of six Oakland public schools that will receive a new playground, thanks to.

Early this morning, the Oakland Education Association called off the teachers strike. It has been going on for seven school days. School will be open today, Monday, with regular school instruction fully back on Tuesday.

As bargaining continues with the district, today, unionized OUSD teachers and other staff went on strike. Our goal was and still is to bargain a contract that will support the Oakland Unified recruit and retain.

Students who want to obtain an education in the STEM field can apply and enroll now in Drive: Laney, a program between Laney College and Oakland-based Hack the Hood. Students who complete the 12 month.

For now, education Archives remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.