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Kindergarten enrollments in the hills

I blogged in March about school assignment letters and the spike in neighborhood applications at Oakland’s high-altitude schools.

Well, some people may have just been hedging by applying to their local public school. In some cases, the actual registration numbers at these high-demand schools — while still high – are lower they were back then, or have remained steady. Redwood Heights looks particularly overcrowded, but the 54 children will be split between two and a half classrooms.

NUMBER OF KINDERGARTNERS ADMITTED/REGISTERED

Chabot 97 87 Read the rest of this entry »

Posted on Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Under: elementary schools, enrollment, kindergarten, parents, students | 10 Comments »

Should Johnny repeat a grade? No, says OUSD.

Posted on Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Under: English learners, OUSD central office, curriculum, elementary schools, families, kindergarten, students, teachers | 37 Comments »

The vaccination debate

Posted on Sunday, March 29th, 2009
Under: families, health, kindergarten, parents, students | 6 Comments »

Don’t forget those shots!

Posted on Monday, August 11th, 2008
Under: health, kindergarten, parents, students | 4 Comments »

Full-day kindergarten: Should it be mandatory in Oakland?

Posted on Monday, July 23rd, 2007
Under: kindergarten, school reform | 24 Comments »