Media Contact
WEST CONTRA COSTA: Sara Sandhu, Communications Director, 510-734-7289, ssandhu@gopublicschools.org
OAKLAND: Jessica Stewart, Executive Director, 334-524-6716, jessica@gopublicschools.org
Asking candidates the right questions about public education, EdSource, October 28, 2018
Questions and Answers on OUSD Bailout Bill, Great School Voices, October 8, 2018
Oakland Teachers Protest Amidst Fraught Contract Negotiations, Oakland North, October 2, 2018
Oakland Schools Try Collaboration over Battling, Nonprofit Quarterly, July 13, 2018
Opinion: Oakland is uniting district, charter schools, Mercury News, July 6, 2018
The Oakland school board is pushing for more coordination with charter schools, but faces fierce backlash, Chalkbeat, July 3, 2018
GO Public Schools Fresno’s Executive Director, Diego Arambula, Your Central Valley, April 6, 2018
Opinion: ‘Chop from the top’ won’t fix Oakland schools’ fiscal woes, East Bay Times, March 28, 2018
Oakland’s New Superintendent Is a Homegrown Leader for a District in Financial Turmoil, The 74, March 20, 2018
Take It From an Educator: Arming Teachers is Not the Answer to Keeping Our Students Safe, The 74, March 1, 2018
California’s school rating system fails — again, East Bay Times, February 15, 2018
To Survive its School Funding Crisis, Oakland Must Learn from its Students, The 74, January 23, 2018
CA Education Activists Call Out Board of Education’s Position on School Suspensions (21:22), KPFA, January 20, 2018
New Book Tells History of Government Segregation in Richmond and Beyond, SF Chronicle, January 18, 2018
Oakland schools budget cuts will mean layoffs, furloughs, KTVU, December 15, 2017
OUSD Approves $9 Million Budget Cuts, Patch, December 14, 2017
Fresno Unified Educators Work on a Plan to Transform Future of Local Education, Your Central Valley, December 7, 2017
Opinion: Strong leadership needed to fix Oakland school finances, East Bay Times, November 14, 2017
Opinion: Charting a Better Path for Oakland’s Public Schools, East Bay Times, August 29, 2017
Analysis: Oakland Educators Bridging Charter-Traditional School Divide to Work Toward Equity for All Students, The 74 Million, August 27, 2017
2 Big Takeaways in the Latest Charter and District Comparisons in Oakland,Great School Voices, July 11, 2017
Charters vs. district schools: Which are better off? Neither, study says, Education Dive, June 25, 2017
Do charters or traditional schools have it worse? A new study says both, LA Times, June 23, 2017
Oakland charters more likely to enroll higher-performing students than district schools, EdSource, June 20, 2017
Notes From the Field: If You Want Great Schools, First Work With Parents to Create ‘Actionable Demand’, the 74 Million, May 10, 2017
Oakland Unified Schools names new superintendent, KTVU, CBS San Francisco (5 KPIX), and SF Gate, May 10, 2017
Oakland schools pick superintendent amid budget mess, SF Chronicle, May 10, 2017
Oakland’s New Teachers Need Your Support, Oakland Post, March 8, 2017
Crisis de maestros en Oakland, Telemundo 48, March 6, 2017
Oakland: About 70 percent of new teachers leave the district in five years, report says, East Bay Times, March 4, 2017
If You’re Gonna Be on ‘Team Public Education’ You Need to Commit to These 3 Things, Education Post, February 15, 2017
Data-driven solutions needed to close WCCUSD student achievement gaps, The Richmond Standard, January 26, 2017
West Contra Costa school district report offers solutions for African-American achievement gap, East Bay Times, January 25, 2017
Oaklanders weigh in on qualities wanted in new OUSD superintendent, SF Gate, January 20, 2017
Bailed-out Oakland schools are back in financial trouble, SF Chronicle, January 3, 2017
Oakland teachers float funding wishes by the hundreds online, East Bay Times, December 16, 2016
Oakland Unified appoints interim superintendent, East Bay Times, December 14, 2016
Choice of new Oakland schools Superintendent is crucial, SF Chronicle, December 4, 2016
Will D.C.’s new chancellor finally be able to close the achievement gap?, Washington Post, December 4, 2016
OUSD Superintendent Antwan Wilson to leave district in February, KRON 4 News, November 22, 2016
Oakland Unified Superintendent To Lead Washington, DC Schools,CBS San Francisco (5 KPIX), November 22, 2016
The Path Forward for Oakland Students, Oakland Post, November 21, 2016
Commentary: Discussing data makes public schools better, East Bay Times, September 23, 2016
Oakland Achieves report offers comparison of charters and district-run schools, East Bay Times, September 21, 2016
Charter school moratorium not my choice, East Bay Times, September 2, 2016
Why school board elections matter for West Contra Costa families, Richmond Pulse, August 24, 2016
West Contra Costa: Schools chief finalist named. East Bay Times, June 2, 2016
Coffee Break: Jonathan Klein on Oakland Schools, Jelly Jars and the Steph Effect, Education Post, May 11, 2016
Must bridge racial divide in quality education, East Bay Times, May 4, 2016
OUSD meeting punctuated by arguments rolls out budget transparency, special ed plan, Oakland North, October 15, 2015
Oakland Schools underperform in reading, math; chronic absence rates improve, Bay Area News Group, September 22, 2015
Report shows “chronic absence” down in Oakland, but still a problem, Oakland North, October 13, 2014
Letter to Editor SF Chronicle, October 2, 2014
More Graduate From Oakland Schools But Most Not Ready For College, Oakland Local, September 29, 2014
Deep racial divide in Oakland schools’ attendance rates, SF Chronicle, September 27, 2014
Only 40 Percent of Oakland Kindergartners Ready to Start School, KQED, August 7, 2014
Talk and read to your baby, Hillary Clinton and local groups advise, Oakland Local, July 24, 2014
My Word: Many productive ways to show appreciation to teachers, Oakland Tribune, June 16, 2014
New app shows Oakland schools’ academic performance right on your phone, Oakland Local, July 11, 2014
Guest commentary: New Oakland schools superintendent must provide dynamic leadership, Oakland Tribune, April 10, 2014
Oakland school report is a joint effort, The San Francisco Chronicle, February 27, 2013
Report: GO Public Schools seeks community support in helping students achieve academically, Oakland Tribune, February 27, 2013
GO Public Schools releases ‘Oakland Achieves’ school progress report, Oakland Local, February 27, 2013
Local school power and a new system for assessing teachers, The Education Report, April 29, 2012
Superintendent Smith discusses state of OUSD in talk to educators, families, Oakland North, March 28, 2012
OUSD “mutual matching” proposal would change how teachers are assigned to schools, Oakland North, January 23, 2012
Schools Chief in the Hot Seat, Wall Street Journal, December 8, 2011.
Oakland’s Potential School Closures, Oakland North, September 27, 2011.
School closures on the horizon in Oakland, The Education Report, August 23, 2011.
With more seats than students, conversations about school closures begin in OUSD, Oakland North, March 2, 2011.
How should OUSD respond to declining enrollment? A Better Oakland, March 2, 2011.
OUSD Teacher Layoffs: Why Los Angeles matters for Oakland (Opinion) Oakland Local, February 25, 2011.
Make sure your input is included in OUSD’s 5-year strategic plan! Oakland Local, January 7, 2011.
Oakland Education Policy 2011 Top 10 Wish List (Community Voice), Oakland Local, January 2, 2011.
GO Public Schools’ wish list for 2011, The Education Report, December 30, 2010
The bleated scoop on OUSD task forces and meetings you want to attend, The Education Report, November 12, 2010
The Slow, Steady Revolution. Teach for America Alumni Magazine, Fall 2010.
Voters’ Guide to help you choose–plus How to find your polling place, Oakland Local, October 29, 2010
In Oakland school board election, a dearth of candidates, The Bay Citizen, October 29, 2010
A proponent of Measure L weighs in, Oakland North, October 25, 2010
Who will be picked to join OUSD’s task forces and how? The Education Report, October 22, 2010
Oakland school board voter guide now online, Oakland North, October 13, 2010
An Oakland voter’s guide courtesy of GO Public Schools, The Education Report, October 6, 2010
Taking a stance on public education, Oakland North, October 6, 2010
Oakland education supporters learn what it takes to be a school board member, Oakland Local, July 22, 2010
OUSD Superintendent Tony Smith defines strategy for Oakland public schools, Oakland Local, March 14, 2010
Great Oakland Public Schools hosts Thursday discussion of budget cuts, quality schools, Oakland Local, March 9, 2010
GO Public Schools hosts a breakfast gathering, SFGate.com, Febuary 1, 2010
Two opportunities to get involved and weigh in on the future of the City budget, A Better Oakland, January 21, 2010
A warm welcome to this year’s new Oakland bloggers. You guys rock! A Better Oakland, December 31, 2009
Survey:Oakland principals like to control their own budgets, The Education Report, December 2, 2009
New school head Tony Smith: “This is the future of democracy.” Oakland North, September 28, 2009
A new Oakland schools coalition: Will you join? The Education Report, July 7, 2009