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Archive for October, 2008

Students skip school, protest immigration raids

Hundreds of high school students from Oakland and Richmond flooded BART stations today while trying to get to a big immigration protest in San Francisco, causing BART service to be delayed.

Tribune photographer Jane Tyska, who took this photo in East Oakland’s Fruitvale district, was later detained by school district police while trying to film the demonstration with a video camera. OUSD Police Chief Art Michel reported that Tyska Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on Friday, October 31st, 2008
Under: high schools, investigations, safety, students, teens | 23 Comments »

Too much time in the counseling office

Posted on Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Under: Isabel Rodriguez-Vega, college | 13 Comments »

Documentary explores California’s science deficit

Posted on Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Under: NCLB, curriculum, school reform, science, students, teachers, test scores | 1 Comment »

Denied: new American Indian charter school

Posted on Thursday, October 30th, 2008
Under: Algebra/Math, OUSD central office, School board news, achievement gap, charter schools, curriculum, middle schools, people, special education, test scores, the arts | 25 Comments »

Judge puts the brakes on Algebra I plan

Posted on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Under: Algebra/Math, curriculum, initiatives, lawsuits, middle schools, teachers, test scores | 2 Comments »

The pre-voting demographic

Posted on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Under: curriculum, high schools, middle schools, politics, students, teachers, teens | 13 Comments »

Phasing out, moving schools

Posted on Monday, October 27th, 2008
Under: NCLB, OUSD central office, School board news, achievement gap, buildings, elementary schools, enrollment, families, finances, high schools, middle schools, school reform, small schools, students, test scores | 3 Comments »

Schools dragged into marriage debate

Posted on Friday, October 24th, 2008
Under: curriculum, parents, politics, students, teachers | 12 Comments »

Ten weeks in!

Posted on Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Under: Bryant Phan, health, middle schools, the arts | 7 Comments »

Hey, that’s my Honeydew melon!

Posted on Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Under: elementary schools, health, initiatives, middle schools, students | 7 Comments »