Prescott Circus Theatre asks locals to “adopt” a circus
The Prescott Circus Theatre started in 1984 in a second grade classroom at Prescott Elementary in West Oakland. The program has now spread to six...
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Parents will bike to Sacramento to raise money for schools
By Lillian R. Mongeau Posted
More than 100 Oakland residents—mostly parents, teachers and students from Claremont Middle School and Oakland Technical High School—will ride their bikes to Sacramento on Saturday...
At school board meeting, students plead for their teacher
By Lillian R. Mongeau Posted
A dozen students from Marbella Rios’ fourth grade class lined up in front of the microphone on Wednesday night to ask the school board to...
Community photos of Earth Day 2011
By Lillian R. Mongeau Posted
The official Earth Day is today, April 22, but Oaklanders got started with hikes, clean-ups and plantings last weekend. Check out our slideshow of community-submitted...
Richmond woman shot in Oakland
By Lillian R. Mongeau Posted
According to the Oakland Police Department, Beatrice Burton, a 33-year-old female Richmond Resident was shot Monday night in the 3000 Block of Union Street in...
Students read letters about cuts to Oakland school board
By Lillian R. Mongeau Posted
Lacy Lefkowitz teaches ancient history at Claremont Middle School, but last night she gave her students a lesson in current affairs. Six of Lefkowitz’s sixth...
Oakland elementary school teachers to keep jobs
By Lillian R. Mongeau Posted
There will be no budget-based layoffs of elementary school teachers in Oakland next fall, Deputy Superintendent Maria Santos announced at Wednesday night’s school board meeting....
Virtual communities fund real projects in Oakland
By Christine Mai-Duc, Posted
Local businesses, bands and teachers are using social networks and online communities for more than just keeping up with friends.
Bay Citizen offers $5k for “ingenious solution” to community challenge
By Lillian R. Mongeau Posted
The Bay Citizen, a Bay Area non-profit news organization that partners with Oakland North and other community news groups, is offering a $5,000 Citizen of...
Disabled dancers redefine contemporary dance
By Sophia Wang, Posted
AXIS Dance Company’s dancers are exceptional in more ways than most performers. Four of the company's seven members, including artistic director Judith Smith, have physical...
Sobrante Park cheerleaders open school board meeting with a cheer
By Lillian R. Mongeau Posted
The Oakland School Board meeting began last night with a cheer. Literally. The Sobrante Park Elementary cheerleaders have returned from a first place finish in...
All teachers and administrators at Futures Elementary in danger of lay offs
By Lillian R. Mongeau Posted
Futures Elementary in East Oakland has raised test scores by more than 100 points since 2007. But according to state law, it does not matter:...
Mayor Quan reflects on first two months in office
By Lillian R. Mongeau Posted
When Jean Quan began campaigning to be the mayor of Oakland, she promised to clean up Oakland’s neighborhoods and improve the city’s schools. Quan’s win...
Lay-off notices to be sent to 538 Oakland teachers
By Lillian R. Mongeau Posted
Oakland School Board members voted to send notices to 538 teachers warning of potential layoffs, renewed four charter schools, and approved the second interim budget...
With more seats than students, conversations about school closures begin in OUSD
By Lillian R. Mongeau Posted
Oakland Unified School District may soon have to consider one of the least popular moves a school district can make: closing schools. In short, the...
School board considers charter petitions for two schools in East Oakland
By Lillian R. Mongeau Posted
As part of a packed agenda, on Wednesday night the Oakland school board heard presentations from two East Oakland charter schools hoping the board will...
