Education
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.
A group of “volunteer civic hackers” launches app comparing campaign finance data in Oakland.
Antwan Wilson was unanimously approved as the Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District by Oakland Board of Education, succeeding acting superintendent Gary Yee. Wilson previously served as Denver’s Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education where he achieved success increasing both graduation rates and the number of students entering college. “Start[ing] as a teacher, he worked his way through the system and understands how to be an educator at every level,” director Jody London said. The new superintendent’s appointment, following a…
Two U.S. Congresswomen stood shoulder-to-shoulder with sexual assault survivors on the U.C. Berkeley campus on Tuesday to call for federal legislation that would toughen laws on sexual harassment and violence on college campuses.