By Ken Epstein Chabot Elementary School in the Rockridge District of North Oakland was evacuated Tuesday after receiving a racist bomb threat and “multiple threatening emails,...
By Post Staff A new philanthropic partnership is kicking off a $100 million plan to invest $100 million to enhance the quality of life in a...
By Ken Epstein A community celebration was held Saturday, July 8, commemorating the life of former Oakland Board of Education member, civil rights leader, and parent...
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of 250 years of legalized enslavement of Africans in the United States. Long before the federal government...
By Ken Epstein The strike of Oakland’s 3,000 teachers and other school staff is ending its first full week. Both sides are moving closer to a...
OEA calls unfair labor practices strike after 7 months of negotiations. By Ken Epstein After negotiating late into the night and months of fruitless bargaining with...
By Ken Epstein Oakland teachers have voted overwhelmingly to conduct an Unfair Labor Practices strike against the Oakland Unified School District. A walkout could come as...
By Ken Epstein The Marcus Foster Education Institute (MFEI), a nonprofit that works for equity and enhanced education opportunities for Oakland students and families, is celebrating...
District had promised not to retaliate against employees protesting school closures By Ken Epstein The Oakland teachers’ union has accused the Oakland Unified School District of...
An exclusive interview with Minister King X with the Post Staff and Richard Johnson Minister King X, also known as Pyeface, said he was inspired by Richard...
Protesters shut down meeting of Gov. Newsom’s state-funded nonprofit agency By Ken Epstein Parent Voices Oakland and other Oakland community groups this week joined with parents...
By Zack Haber The Oakland Unified School District is no longer publishing data this school year to inform students, staff, parents and the public about positive...
By Dr. Martha C. Taylor Ruth Burnet Love was born, on April 22, 1932, in Lawton, Okla., and passed away on June 2, 2022, in Oakland. As I reflect on...
By Ken Epstein Parents, teachers and community members are refusing to accept the decision of the Oakland school board, district administrators and state officials who are...
By Ken Epstein In a show of growing strength, Oakland teachers and longshore workers held simultaneous one-day strikes and rallies together on April 29 to stop...
OAKLAND POST — “We’re not going to accept $90 million in budget reductions from the county,” Oakland Education Association (OEA) President Keith Brown told the Oakland...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Celebrating its fourth anniversary, Blavity, Inc. – home to the largest network of platforms and lifestyle brands serving the multifaceted lives of...
OAKLAND POST — Facing an angry standing-room only crowd of parents, students and teachers who booed their decision, the board voted 5-2 in favor of the “merger”...
OAKLAND POST — Student organizers with Oakland Kids First (OKF) secured $3.6 million over the next two years to improve healthy food options for Oakland public...
NNPA ESSA MEDIA CAMPAIGN — Young knows firsthand the aggravation of dealing with the Oakland school lottery. She also understands the anxiety parents feel not knowing...
OAKLAND POST — The Oakland Unified School District’s Board of Education is moving ahead with a “Community of Schools Policy” that will mean closing as many...
OAKLAND POST — Teachers picketed at most Oakland public schools on November 15 after months of bargaining and six sessions with an outside mediator failed to...
