Many  children who joined parents, educators and community members on the steps of the state building Wednesday to send their pleas to state legislatures for early child care centers to stay open despite Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s budget revision in May. The governor proposed cutting $1.2 billion - all state funding - for child care assistance affecting an estimated 142,000 children.

President Barack Obama is touting the importance of science in the classroom and is on a mission to show how “cool” science can be.

This spring, students from Oakland International High School (OIHS) produced a documentary about their school's unique role in helping immigrant and refugee students throughout Oakland get prepared for success in college and beyond.

Jesse Phelps, Emerson Elementary parent and PTO leader, and Jody London, Board of Education Director for District 1, have led the charge to develop a new wiki website that will unite schools across the District.

Last Monday the top African American students were honored during a ceremony that took place at Acts Full Gospel Church in Oakland. The African-American Education Task Force and the Oakland United School District handed out award to students from grades 8-12, over 1,200 students attended the ceremony.

I wanted to provide a fundraising update to my last blog post.  As of this afternoon, we have raised $1,112 towards our $5,000 goal.  Only $3,888 more to go before the April 2nd deadline.

Claremont students will be at Rockri

One week after thousands of people marched to protest massive budget cuts projected for education, Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Tony Smith shared his vision, strategies and needs at the Great Oakland Public Schools meeting Thursday n

Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Tony Smith will make the case for the urgent need to improve education, in the context of more budget cuts on already diminished resources, at a community meeting Thursday hosted by Great Oakland Public Schools.