Comments on: Two of three OUSD incumbents are winning

By: Jim Mordecai

Jim Mordecai — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:25:38 +0000

Jessica Stewart:

I was on the other side of the GOPS endorsements for school board and worked in opposition to GO’s candidates James, Jumoke, and Rosie.

Nevertheless, I want to recognize a new political heavy weight to the Oakland political arena; and, I want to congratulate GO’s leadership for the impressive skill they exhibited in organizing the many political volunteers they recruited that provided the victory of their selected school board candidates.

What should not go unnoticed is that Measure J passed with extraordinary high vote of something like over 80%. And, although there was no organized opposition to Measure J; and unions and teacher organizations backed Measure J; I can’t explain the extraordinary high vote in favor of Measure J without giving credit big-time to the GOPS’s GOTV ground game.

While I admire and envy GOPS’s power in organizing people and raising huge sums of money, I remain steadfast in opposition to the ideas such as tying teacher evaluation to test scores and growing charter schools, that I associate with GOPS’s agenda.

Jim Mordecai

By: Oaklandotter

Oaklandotter — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:24:11 +0000

Thank you Oakland for showing such amazing support for Oakland Schools. Over 80 percent yes on J and also strong support for 30.

By: TheTruthHurts

TheTruthHurts — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:19:33 +0000

Wow! Just wow!

The table is set. Now get to work.

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:11:19 +0000

Congratulations to Jumoke Hinton Hodge, Jody London, Rosie Torres and James Harris, and to all the parents, teachers and community members who worked so hard on their election!

By: Jessica Stewart

Jessica Stewart — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 08:44:07 +0000

It has been inspiring to be a part of this. Thank you to the nearly 300 individual volunteers who participated in GO’s work to support James, Jumoke, and Rosie. I feel so lucky to be a part of a movement of parents, teachers, and community leaders that knocked on over 11,000 doors and made over 60,000 calls. Congratulations, everyone. This is a big night for Oakland kids.