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Oakland public schools celebrated on Monday after Salesforce announced another $6.5M investment into the Oakland Unified School District and the Oakland Public Education Fund for the 2022-23 school …
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Your commitment to education is not only a commitment to our students’ future; you’re creating a bright future for Oakland, too. Growing up, I always woke up early on the first day of school. I was …
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The Incremental Value of 1:1 Time During a Pandemic Oakland School Volunteers (OSV): Tell us more about the Piedmont Ave. Reading Tutors. What is the group's purpose? What is special about the way …
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Big thanks to Pilar Niño and the team from Telemundo 48 for doing an impactful local news story about Ana, her three children, and the nephew she cares for. Ana is a single mother who has been out of …
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Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf visited Futures Elementary, Community United Elementary and Coliseum College Prep Academy to help hand out a portion of the 1,500 …
Salesforce’s renewed commitment brings total investment to over $32M over five years. On Tuesday, August 11th, 2020, the Salesforce Foundation announced a $9M grant to the Oakland Unified School …
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Public school students in Oakland deserve schools that open doors for them to pursue their dreams. Classrooms should be safe, filled with supplies and learning materials, and abundant with enrichment …
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Since the COVID-19 crisis began in March, the Oakland Public Education Fund has been in high gear, raising funds to provide cash assistance, food and other vital resources to underserved Oakland …
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Our hearts break at the pain the Black community across the country is feeling right now, and the Oakland Ed Fund stands in solidarity with our Oakland community. We too are outraged at the murders of …
We are so grateful for the generosity of our community here in Oakland—and beyond—that have continued to be so generous during these difficult times.I signed over 1200 cash assistance checks in the …
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