#MustRead Most parent advocates are already well aware of the ways the risk of Covid to our kids has been exaggerated at the expense of their learning and social-emotional development, but here is proof Share widely with your parent friends who are still consumed with fear

Students in schools that were fully remote for most of this school year received less instructional time and were more likely to be absent and receive a failing grade than students who were attending classes in person, a new report finds. edweek.org/leadership/new…

The group of California parents who have been pushing for reopening over the last year (@OpenSchoolsCA) today formed a non-profit org to "increase student and parent power through policy recommendations, and political candidate recruitment and support in post-COVID CA."

Let’s prioritize the needs of students and families in CA and get all TK-12 public school students back to full-time school in the fall. Let’s reimagine education reform in CA by centering the voices of families with @OpenSchoolsCA. #FiveFullDaysInFall #K12ParentPower

Exciting news today!! We're announcing the formation of a non-profit organization to increase student and parent power through policy recommendations, and political candidate recruitment and support in post-COVID California Full statement: …2-413c-9575-269d0a979ca6.filesusr.com/ugd/5d1615_ccd…

The LA Times on our launch latimes.com/california/sto…

Great to see Oakland parents and leaders involved in the efforts to get parents and kids a seat at the table! We can't allow our voices and those of our kids to go ignored again. Join and support @OpenSchoolsCA today! x.com/castillodavidc…

.Jill Tucker pulling no punches and we're here for it!

Incredible reporting by Jocelyn Wiener focusing on the vast inequality within our city and chronicling 3 East Oakland high schoolers throughout the pandemic. A year+ of school closures has taken a terrible toll on them - never again can we let this happen calmatters.org/health/coronav…

.ousdnews We think parents would be very interested in knowing what % of OUSD teachers have been vaccinated. Are you planning on releasing that information?

We are looking for volunteers to help Oakland schools get ready for their first day of in-person learning next Monday, August 9th! Please sign-up for a shift (and bring a friend!) oaklandedfund.org/one-time-volun… 🍎✏️✨ #oaklandschoolvolunteers #communityunity #edfundmagic

Hard to read this after fighting like hell for an entire year to prevent it. The national emergency that was never treated as such. Devastating. “>1M children who had been expected to enroll in these schools did not show up, either in person or online.” nytimes.com/2021/08/07/us/…

Resist the generalized fear-mongering - CA is not having a pediatric Covid crisis latimes.com/california/sto…