<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>The Education Report &#187; OEA</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/category/oea/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education</link>
	<description>Katy Murphy&#039;s blog on Oakland schools</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 20:48:24 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>The Oakland Way</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2012/02/16/the-oakland-way/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2012/02/16/the-oakland-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy Murphy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OUSD central office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School board news]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teachers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=14300</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Discussions are underway for radically changing how things work for Oakland school district employees and the students they serve. Like a good newspaper lede, the opening line of the below human resources document makes you want to keep on reading &#8212; despite the fact that it&#8217;s an HR document. &#8220;Current OUSD Human Resource practices are [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2012/02/16/the-oakland-way/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>39</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Oakland teachers push for changes beyond charter school conversion</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/11/18/oakland-teachers-push-for-changes-beyond-charter-school-conversion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/11/18/oakland-teachers-push-for-changes-beyond-charter-school-conversion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy Murphy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charter schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teachers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=13848</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[photo by Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group Teachers from two East Oakland elementary schools are on a mission to shake up the status quo in the Oakland school district. This fall, they voted to turn their schools &#8212; ASCEND and Learning Without Limits &#8211; into independently run charters so that they could have more control over staffing, [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/11/18/oakland-teachers-push-for-changes-beyond-charter-school-conversion/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Oakland schools and Wednesday&#8217;s general strike</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/11/01/oakland-schools-and-wednesdays-general-strike/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/11/01/oakland-schools-and-wednesdays-general-strike/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy Murphy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teachers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=13736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll be blogging about the general strike for the Tribune tomorrow, and I&#8217;d love to hear how the day is shaping up for staff and families in the city&#8217;s schools. If you think of it, send me an email (kmurphy@bayareanewsgroup.com), message me on Facebook (facebook.com/KatyEMurphy) or post a comment below with your plans, thoughts and [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/11/01/oakland-schools-and-wednesdays-general-strike/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>An Oakland teacher&#8217;s thoughts on &#8220;consolidation&#8221; &#8212; and what to call it, instead</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/10/16/an-oakland-teachers-thoughts-on-consolidation-and-what-to-call-it-instead/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/10/16/an-oakland-teachers-thoughts-on-consolidation-and-what-to-call-it-instead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy Murphy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elementary schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OUSD central office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[students]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teachers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=13561</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[David Braden, a technology prep teacher and Bay Area Writing Project consultant teacher at Oakland&#8217;s Bella Vista Elementary School, wrote this essay after learning two of his colleagues would be moved, or &#8220;consolidated,&#8221; to different schools next week &#8212; in mid-October. I wrote about the issue too, in this story. &#8211; Katy The Merriam Webster app [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/10/16/an-oakland-teachers-thoughts-on-consolidation-and-what-to-call-it-instead/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Leadership changes on Oakland teachers union board</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/05/16/leadership-changes-on-oakland-teachers-union-board/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/05/16/leadership-changes-on-oakland-teachers-union-board/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 23:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy Murphy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[leadership changes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teachers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[union contract]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=12499</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Challengers have unseated at least three incumbents on the executive board of the Oakland Education Association. Ben Visnick, an Oakland High teacher and former union president, beat out incumbent Mark Airgood as treasurer. Toni Morozumi, a teacher at Montclair Elementary, unseated Tania Kappner; and Benjie Achtenberg, of Melrose Leadership Academy, will replace Craig Gordon. Other [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/05/16/leadership-changes-on-oakland-teachers-union-board/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Video of Oakland bank protest, teacher arrests</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/05/12/video-of-oakland-bank-protest-teacher-arrests/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/05/12/video-of-oakland-bank-protest-teacher-arrests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 06:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy Murphy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[budget]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teachers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=12475</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oakland teacher and union leader Craig Gordon took this video of a demonstration this evening at a Wells Fargo branch at 12th Street and Broadway. Gordon reported in a mass email that seven teachers were arrested during a sit-in to demand that the rich pay higher taxes. I&#8217;ll post those names once I&#8217;ve been able [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/05/12/video-of-oakland-bank-protest-teacher-arrests/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>An OUSD survey on working conditions</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/05/03/an-ousd-survey-on-working-conditions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/05/03/an-ousd-survey-on-working-conditions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 21:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy Murphy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[elementary schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[initiatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[middle schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OUSD central office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teachers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=12415</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oakland teachers, counselors, principals and other credentialed school-based staff: Friday is the deadline for completing an anonymous online survey about what it&#8217;s like to work at each school in the district. How much time do you spend on various tasks during the school day? Outside of the regular school day? Are efforts made at your [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/05/03/an-ousd-survey-on-working-conditions/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Why they came, and what they hope for</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/04/07/why-they-came-and-what-they-hope-for/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/04/07/why-they-came-and-what-they-hope-for/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy Murphy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teachers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=12186</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After the opening speeches, after Superintendent Tony Smith said he wants to &#8220;create a place where it feels good to be a teacher,&#8221; deputy superintendent Maria Santos asked delegates to discuss their hopes and aspirations for the teacher convention. One teacher, an Oakland native, stood up. &#8220;I feel a little bit of hope,&#8221; she said. [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/04/07/why-they-came-and-what-they-hope-for/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Oakland Teacher Convention, here I come</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/04/07/oakland-teacher-convention-here-i-come/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/04/07/oakland-teacher-convention-here-i-come/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:40:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy Murphy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[initiatives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OUSD central office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teachers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=12177</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As of Tuesday, 210 teachers from 90 schools had been selected by their fellow teachers to represent them at the three-day teacher convention, according to Ash Solar, the district staffer who co-chairs the Oakland school district&#8217;s Effective Teaching Task Force. (This story gives some context about what the task force is up to.) I will [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/04/07/oakland-teacher-convention-here-i-come/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Oakland teachers propose new platform for union</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/04/06/oakland-teachers-propose-new-platform-for-union/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/04/06/oakland-teachers-propose-new-platform-for-union/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 07:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katy Murphy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[OEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teachers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/?p=12125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[They call themselves Oakland Teachers for Innovative and Equitable Schooling, or Oakland TIES. Their platform (which I posted in full, below) calls for better teacher retention, a more representative union, greater teacher control over working conditions, needs-based funding allocations, and union involvement in revamping teacher evaluations. The small group &#8212; it has five core members [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.ibabuzz.com/education/2011/04/06/oakland-teachers-propose-new-platform-for-union/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

<!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

Minified using apc
Page Caching using apc
Database Caching 5/23 queries in 0.008 seconds using apc
Object Caching 531/651 objects using apc

Served from: www.ibabuzz.com @ 2013-05-24 05:28:12 -->