Posts Tagged ‘Alternatives in Action’
New early childhood education center to open this fall in East Oakland
A new early childhood education center is set to open this fall in East Oakland’s Seminary neighborhood.
Read MoreIn Oakland, students have a voice as school board directors
Darius Aikens, a junior at Oakland High School, and Bianca Ramirez, a sophomore at Fremont High School, are student directors for the school board for the 2015-2016 school year. They attend all board meetings and act as intermediaries between the board and the All City Council, the district-wide student union.
Read MoreMcClymonds High students learn about their family histories with ancestral research project
On Wednesday afternoon, students from McClymonds High presented ancestral research projects as part of an event entitled “Remembering Our Past, Moving Toward Our Futures.” For three months, students had conducted ancestral research on their families by interviewing relatives and using genealogical search tools with help from volunteers from the African American Geological Society of California (AAGSC). Students even took a DNA test to find out about where their lineage originated.
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