Comments on: Time is short for BEST, Robeson and Peralta Creek http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2008/12/17/time-is-short-for-best-robeson-and-peralta-creek/ Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools Fri, 17 May 2013 21:30:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jennifer Ward: Disappearing Behind Them: Phasing Out Failing Small Schools | A Better Oakland http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2008/12/17/time-is-short-for-best-robeson-and-peralta-creek/comment-page-1/#comment-19208 Jennifer Ward: Disappearing Behind Them: Phasing Out Failing Small Schools | A Better Oakland Thu, 28 May 2009 17:50:00 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=3100#comment-19208 [...] On a crisp spring California afternoon, long after the echo of the last final bell, 40 parents, students and teachers gathered in a too-warm classroom at Paul Robeson School of Visual and Performing Arts to ask California State administrator Vincent Matthews to reconsider his decision to close the East Oakland school. [...]

]]> By: Deja Vu: When the same school closes twice - The Education Report - Katy Murphy covers what’s going on in the Oakland schools http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2008/12/17/time-is-short-for-best-robeson-and-peralta-creek/comment-page-1/#comment-19207 Deja Vu: When the same school closes twice - The Education Report - Katy Murphy covers what’s going on in the Oakland schools Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:22:45 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=3100#comment-19207 [...] Patrick Simon: Katy i read your blog often I am so glad you still do education. You are wonderful and Oakland is… Archives [...]

]]> By: Patrick Simon http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2008/12/17/time-is-short-for-best-robeson-and-peralta-creek/comment-page-1/#comment-19206 Patrick Simon Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:10:40 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=3100#comment-19206 Katy i read your blog often I am so glad you still do education. You are wonderful and Oakland is lucky to have you! I live in Texas now….

Patrick Simon

]]> By: Patrick Simon http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2008/12/17/time-is-short-for-best-robeson-and-peralta-creek/comment-page-1/#comment-19205 Patrick Simon Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:07:43 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=3100#comment-19205 Encroachment on the general fund budget because of declining enrollment is a very serious issue for a already struggling school district. Programs such as BEST are badly needed in West Oakland and it could have served the community well in the long term. I know I lived on Adeline Street for 5 years and I do miss my neighborhood! In today’s failing state budget crisis local and district staff should have seen these issues at BEST years ago and started the grant/local business/public private partnership program and even fund raising could have helped. There are pockets of dollars for programs like these but it looks like there may have been lack of clear understanding of in business we have to get to a ROI based on NVP. Business Technology schools need solid business plans and we can not teach what we do not understand. As far as the wireless piece goes, that was the easiest part I know at least 2-3 vendors who would have loved to give this to Best just for the sake of giving! I hope we can save the program or make plans to bring it back with conditions. Our students need every chance in business/technology they can get! Katy now you know I can get honey out of rocks!

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