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So many amazing people volunteer in Oakland public schools—but too often they don’t know each other. We want to change that! This month, we brought together volunteers from Hoover and Garfield …
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Since the start of the Salesforce-Oakland partnership three years ago, student enrollment in middle school Computer Science classes has grown by 2041%, with over 1,600 students enrolled annually. All …
If you're anything like us, you've got plenty of reasons to cheer for the Warriors, but here's one more anyway: through their Hoops for Kids program, each Warriors three-point basket this regular …
KTGY is an award-winning international architecture and design firm with offices in Oakland’s Jack London Square. Earlier this year, they became our sixth Adopt a School partner when they adopted …
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Raise your hand if this has happened to you: after hours of work and planning, you finally present a big project, only for the response to be...less than you’d hoped. What would it be like to get …
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Diversity in tech is a hot topic, with major tech companies working hard to develop effective strategies to recruit and retain women and people of color. The partnership between Intel and two …
Alice Walker, an African American novelist, short-story writer, poet, and activist once said, “Poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution, and the raising of consciousness.” 67 Sueños, a …
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The bell rings, signaling the start of class, and students in the new Race, Policy, and Law Pathway at Oakland Technical High School sit down and take out their copies of The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater. …
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“How does the hill become a hill?” “Does Bigfoot live in the park?” “Why are all the flowers different colors?” the first grade students of Lazear Charter Academy asked, their eyes wide with …
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At Lodestar Community Charter School, children have the time of their lives in their community garden where they get to explore, create, and learn about their garden and how to sustain a healthy …
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