North Oakland resident Serene Vannoy wins top student poetry prize at Cal State East Bay, Hayward
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Wed, 11 Apr at 11:03am.
  • North Oakland resident Serene Vannoy, a senior majoring in the creative writing option of English at Cal State East Bay, has taken first place in the annual Helen “Jackie” DeClercq Poetry Contest for her entry titled “Useless.”

Vannoy will read her winning poem at 7 p.m.

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Laney College hosts Black College Recruitment Fair - TODAY, Wednesday, Sep. 14
Article by Reginald James.
Last updated at Wed, 14 Sep at 6:40am.

Oakland’s Laney College will host the Third Annual Historically Black College Recruitment Fair from 4 to 8 p.m. TODAY, Wednesday, Sept. 14.

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September 13-18: Want to go to a Black college? UCAN Black College Recruitment Fair in Northern California
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Mon, 13 Sep at 8:27am.

The United College Action Network (U-CAN), of Sacramento, California, Nehemiah Corporation of America and New Faze Development in partnership with Elk Grove Unified School District, Sacramento City Unified School District, Twin Rivers Unified District, Oakland Unified School District, Stockton Unified School District, Lodi Unified School District, a consortium of education partners in

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Chabot College On-Line Textbook grant: innovative way to save students' money
Article by Cynthia Joseph.
Last updated at Tue, 16 Feb at 1:43pm.

Hayward’s Chabot College  was awarded a two year $300,000 FIPSE grant (Fund for Improvement of Post Secondary Education) in January for their exemplary textbook rental program.  They were required to set up their plan so it could be implemented

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Peralta Chancellor Elihu Harris leaving college district
Blog entry by Reginald James.
Last updated at Fri, 15 Jan at 3:23pm.

Photo: Sustainable Peralta

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Community Event: October 24 Mobilizing Conference to Save Public Education
Article by maiki.
Last updated at Sat, 17 Oct at 3:51pm.

 October 24 Mobilizing Conference to Save Public Education

We have the power to stop the catastrophic budget cuts, fee hikes, and layoffs -- but to save public education in California requires coordinating our actions on a statewide level.

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From Apathy to Ivy League Dreams
Article by Anonymous.
Last updated at Sat, 17 Oct at 3:50pm.

 

By Devin White

Editor's Note: High school isn't easy for many students, especially when suffering from chronic laziness, apathy and stress. As one young man explores, it takes a lot of self-motivation and support to reach your educational goals in high school and beyond. Devin White is a senior at Far West High School in Oakland, California and an intern at YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia. 

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