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

“Eye don’t know what the future of Art History will be.  But one thing eye do know:  I’m going to keep painting till eye find myself in IT!”  - Milton Bowens

Lead artist, Dave SG and the students of Westlake Middle School have been working hard painting the 20 mural canvases, which will grace the sides of 5 traffic signal boxes in the Uptown/Lake Merritt neighborhood.  Dave's final designs depict iconic images of Oakland's landscape with overlays of students from Westlake Middle School - an inspiration from the students' desire to literally

Last week's Day of Action for Education was not typical.  The rallies and marches were some of the largest and most diverse I have seen in the Bay Area.  Families, young students, high school students, college students, parents, librarians, and teachers of all stripes came out in droves.  The enthusiasm was palpable and the understanding of the issues and what is at stake

The rally for education at Fruitvale BART Thursday morning didn't feature politicians or talking heads. Teachers were present but not the focal point. It was instead the students of East Oakland schools who motivated the crowd and made their case. Their main message? "We are the future, invest in us."

Antonio Yip Wlassowsky (Berkeley, '10) is the president of UC Berkeley's Mixed Stu