Education
As Vicky Chen, the teen librarian at the Rockridge Library Branch, attempted to settle the chaotic rush of middle school students visiting the youth section after school, a student suddenly asked, “Ms. Vicky, how can a book be banned?” Chen, along with other Oakland librarians, highlighted banned books at their respective branches by creating displays for Banned Books Week, which ran from September 21 to 27, an annual event that celebrates the freedom to read. At the Rockridge branch, Chen’s…
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.