A sample of amazing artists hosted by Vincent Academy this year: Daveed Diggs merrill garbus Inside Out Project SPARC Poetry Liz Harvey Read why in our latest blog! medium.com/oakland-charte… #LocallyGrownOaklandPublicSchools Turnaround Arts: California

Oakland Educators Took a Financial Hit After the Strike. Now This Teacher Is Leaving California kqed.org/news/11754216/…

The Discomfort of White Adults Should Never Take Priority Over the Success of Our Black and Brown Students @michaelprihoda edpo.st/2WhpkTb

Check out this week's #FridayFive, with great content from Great School Voices Dirk Tillotson EdSource John Fensterwald Theresa Harrington Brandt Chalkbeat Matt Barnum The 74 KQED News Lily Jamali tinyurl.com/OC614FridayFive

Newsom's first budget is much, but not all of what he wanted for education. edsource.org/2019/pension-r…

LISTEN: We dissect Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first #education budget to see which campaign promises he kept and which new directions he’s taking. #caedu #caedchat #edchat #caleg edsource.org/podcast/whats-…

Opinion: Sanders, Bay Area progressives have lost their way on charter schools bayareane.ws/2IrvrR9 via Mercury News

“Something is happening to influence a lot of people to think about public education in ways that aren’t inclusive for the 15k families in Oakland who are choosing charter schools as a real lifeline to quality.” medium.com/oakland-charte… #LocallyGrownOaklandPublicSchools

Barrett: Anti-charter arguments assume districts already do everything possible to improve student outcomes. When will we start assuming that traditional districts are not perfect? publiccharters.org The 74 the74million.org/article/barret…

Charter school authorizers come under greater scrutiny in California edsource.org/?page_id=614004 via EdSource

Great content in our #FridayFive from Great School Voices Dirk Tillotson Mercury News Energy Convertors Charles Cole, III, Ed.D., MPA ᯅ Chalkbeat The 74 Oakland Public Library Louis Freedberg @edsource tinyurl.com/OC621FridayFive

Take a look at the 27 early childhood bills introduced in the Legislature this session. #caedu #caleg #CApolitics #edchat #earlyed #prek edsource.org/2019/building-…

Schools are rethinking classroom design to encourage collaboration creativity hechingerreport.org/schools-are-re…

There is still time to apply to be part of the EdTrust-West Educator Advisory Council. Apps due on 7/1. Black Teacher ousdnews GO Public Schools Oakland Advocates @Educate78 State of Black Education - Oakland Oakland Charters

An African-American born in West Oakland can expect to die almost 15 years earlier than a White person born in the Hills” –Alameda County Public Health Department Report The Geography of Opportunity in Oakland and How the… greatschoolvoices.org/2019/06/the-ge…

Our last #FridayFive of the school year has great content from KTVU EdSource Theresa Harrington Brandt Youki Terada edutopia The 74 Kevin Mahnken MindShift NPR tinyurl.com/OC728FridayFive

Laurene Powell Jobs has given millions to reinvent the American high school. Is it working? chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2019/…

This week, more on the Kaiser situation, some critical looks at the Oakland Promise, the NAACP's literacy campaign, how should OUSD use its empty buildings, the mental health challenges facing our youth The Oakland Education Week… greatschoolvoices.org/2019/09/the-oa…

It took us forever to pry this out of officials, but after PG&E cuts the power tomorrow, they'll set up one emergency resource center *per county*. They'll have water, charging, and A/C. Here where:

OUSD schools are open Wed, Oct. 9 with the exception of Skyline High School. Skyline will be closed. Details and updates at ousd.org/pgepoweroutage. #pgeshutoff