Edward Shands School to Close, Adult Education Faces Severe Cutbacks in Oakland (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Pamela Drake.
Last updated at Sat, 3 Jul at 6:41am.

Thursday night may have been the last graduation the Edward Shands Adult School puts on.

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Oakland Teachers on Strike Today For Better Pay, Discussions Date Back to 2008
Article by Irene.
Last updated at Thu, 29 Apr at 2:26pm.

Teachers are on strike throughout Oakland today, protesting the Oakland Unified School District's (OUSD) status quo contract.

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Interracial discount comedy, more. Daily Brief, April 16, 2010
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Fri, 16 Apr at 12:46pm.

Hey Oakland, what're you doing this weekend? In addition to all the Earth Day events, there's lots more cool stuff happening in and around Oakland.

Tonight, Oakland Local senior editor Amy Gahran will catch the W. Kamau Bell Curve comedy show at La Peña (3105 Shattuck, Berkeley). Shows at 8 and 10 pm, $22 -- but it's 2 for 1 if you bring a friend of a different race!

Here are a few more things to note from the Oakland Local community calendar...

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March 4 day of action to defend education: March with us (Opinion)
Article by Pamela Drake.
Last updated at Thu, 4 Mar at 8:18pm.

Tomorrow many of us will march and rally and walk out (if we are still teaching or can get into a class) for the cause of public education.

California was famous for its record of forward thinking about higher education. In 1960, the state passed a Master Plan for Higher Education, which promised a nearly free college education for any student who could make the grades.

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