by Courtney Mykytyn | Dec 24, 2016 | news, race
“Oakland has a golden opportunity to make real lasting changes at two of its most impacted schools, through a happy coincidence of funding. Whether it will take the opportunity is to be seen. Last week OUSD announced its receipt of the Federal School...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Dec 16, 2016 | our stories
Opening Doors Expanding Opportunties Grant (see below) FROM KELLY: I am working to rally folks from our district to apply and if y’all are in a similar spot, would love to trade ideas and notes. I’d advocate for any plan our district put together to...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Dec 16, 2016 | best practices, news, our stories, race, social justice
Beautiful Ted Talk from an inspiring teacher! “I centered my instruction on the lives, histories and identities of my students. And I did all of this because I wanted my students to know that everyone around them was supporting them to be their best self. So...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Dec 15, 2016 | news, our stories, race
(a few months old… but I just saw it, so…) From a teacher’s POV… And Katherine Meeks marks the difference between her two experiences as defined by integration (or lack thereof) — not good staff/bad staff, good kids/bad kids, etc etc...
by Courtney Mykytyn | Dec 12, 2016 | news, race
More meetings ahead for our Chicago Ogden-Jenner parents…Looking at another year and a half before the merger could go through… keep up the good fight Lori and Rebecca, et. al!!!!...
