Parents suggested the consolidation of the pre-k programs into one site. The fate of the k to 2nd grade programs has not been studied or understood by anyone. They were re-located and lost public attention.

I would love to hear from parents who experienced the transfer of their children to Markham, Garfield, Howard, Burbank, MLK, and Sankofa.

I just thought of it as I was reading the submissions from one particularly prolific poster, and it lightened my mood. There are so many intelligent, insightful, dedicated people working in OUSD and reading and responding to this blog. And there are some Underground People. At a certain point one can only shrug and skip past their obsessive, off-topic diatribes and continue focusing on the actual issues.

You know, as in “Should OUSD run a BIG special education program, or a VERY BIG one?”

http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2012/10/08/in-oakland-tumult-in-special-education-leads-teachers-to-organize/

Slide ##s 8 & 11 have to do with those offensive racial breakouts.

Slide #16 mentioned lowering legal compliance costs. OUSD’s entire budget is one big cost of compliance!

Slide ##s 8 & 16 highlighted a bureaucratic imperative to bring kids “back” to OUSD. What possible advantage is it for taxpayers for them to take on additional financial burdens? Isn’t it obvious that taxpayers would be MUCH better off by moving more kids *out* of OUSD?

Once again we see public education being used by the special interests as a pretext for keeping the tax dollars flowing their way.

This is a beautiful article highlighting a positive part of Oakland’s PEC program.
The article didn’t mention it, but Burbank has a portable called the “motor room” for children to work on their motor skills…(It’s especially great on a rainy day)…and another portable for students who have OT services.
Burbank, other schools where special ed. is going in the right direction,and great pricipals, need to be highlighted and be the standard…Especially as we move into this time of principals taking on more sped. responsibilities at their sites.

Totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

Once again we see public education involved in activities which have nothing to do with teaching Johnny how read. In this instance, *political* activities which should offend any decent minded American.

Why are such statistics even being collected?
Who’s counting the races?

Who’s making the completely political determination that a kid who is half black/white is … “black”, “mixed”, etc.?

Shouldn’t the categories be split to a kid’s great-grandparent level? You know, 1/8th Navajo?

Disgusting.

Once again we see public education being used as public DAYCARE.