Education
A day on the job with Civicorp’s organic waste collection & training program.
Members of the Oakland Education Association showed up en masse at Tuesday’s school board meeting.
In its Tuesday meeting, the board will continue negotiating with the OEA over their agreement, hear a new charter school proposal and vote whether to create two new jobs in the Office of Post-Secondary Readiness.
Amid signs that e-cigarette use is rising among Oakland students, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is preparing to vote within the next two months on policy that would likely extend the ban on smoking to cover the battery-powered nicotine delivery systems just as it does conventional cigarettes.
Young artists, including rapper Alexis Johnson, create a music video warning fellow youth about the health dangers of fast food.
Thousands of low-income students gather at the Oracle Arena parking lot to receive a new pair of free shoes.
The Oakland Unified School District will implement a new wellness policy to fight childhood obesity.
Crossing guards do more than just make sure students get to school safely.
Oakland libraries offer free afterschool programs aimed at kids without ready access to art classes.