Podcasts about Oakland Unified School District

Christina Badaracco, MPH, RDN, LDN, works as a healthcare consultant, author, and thought leader, seeking to advance the role of nutrition in healthcare. She applies her expertise in healthcare and public health research, policy, and practice to support leading institutions and organizations across the world to improve care delivery and health outcomes. She also regularly writes, teaches, and develops training and programs about nutrition, culinary medicine, and sustainable agriculture—including designing and directing award-winning and innovative culinary medicine training and programs for various healthcare institutions and professional associations and coauthoring The Farm Bill: A Citizen's Guide and Mix It Up: The Culinary Medicine Cookbook for Mixing Things up in the Kitchen. Christina previously worked for Avalere, a healthcare advisory firm, as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Teaching Kitchen Collaborative, Oakland Unified School District, and NIH Clinical Center. Christina holds various leadership roles within the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Slow Food and she is actively engaged in her local food and healthcare systems. Pertinent links: Food As Medicine Network Live 2025 in Chicago on 5/7: https://www.foodasmedicinenetwork.com/masterclassSociety for Nutrition Education and Behavior in Indianapolis on 7/11: https://raybourn.my.site.com/SNEB/s/lt-event?id=a1YVs000000r8nRMAQ#/Agendahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-badaracco/https://www.christinabadaracco.com/eventshttps://www.oliviathomasrd.com/book https://www.rewire-health.com/blog/cooking-up-behavior-change-omas-pre-conference-culinary-medicine-workshophttps://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/food-vital-ingredient-transforming-obesity-carehttps://www.instagram.com/cbadarac/Support the showThe Gaining Health Podcast will release a new episode monthly, every second or third Wednesday of the month. Episodes including interviews with obesity experts as well as scientific updates and new guidelines for the management of obesity.If you're a clinician or organization looking to start or optimize an obesity management program, and you want additional support and resources, check out the Gaining Health website! We offer a Roadmap to starting an obesity program or practice, pre-recorded Master Classes, digital resources including patient education materials and office forms, and much more! Check out our resources on our Gaining Health Shop! If you are loving this podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Democratic lawmakers urge SEC investigation of whether Trump engaged in market manipulation to benefit himself and allies Federal judge orders daily updates on return of man wrongly deported to El Salvador prison Healthcare advocates and CA congressmember Robert Garcia blast republican move to slash Medicaid by $88 billion Displaced Rafah residents fear won't ever be allowed to return, some think displacements are part of plan to de-populate Gaza Advocates fear sale of public lands, layoffs and cutbacks that could overwhelm CA state parks Confusion erupts over whether Oakland Unified School District is prematurely ousting Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammel Trump administration orders State Dept employees to report anti-Christian co-workers on anonymous tip form The post Dems urge SEC investigation into market manipulation by Trump; judge orders daily updates on return of man wrongly deported to El Salvador prison – April 11, 2025 appeared first on KPFA.

Episode 221This live podcast recording was part of the opening reception for the 2025 Literacy & Justice for All symposium in Oakland, CA on March 7 and 8. It is crucial to ensure every student becomes a proficient reader. In this live podcast, we're diving into the amazing strides Oakland Unified School District is making with its bold literacy vision, the challenges they're overcoming, and the innovative approaches transforming classrooms.We're joined by two incredible guests: Leroy Gaines, Elementary Network Superintendent at OUSD, overseeing 16 elementary schools, and Tala Kauzer, ELA Coach, who leads literacy intervention programs K-5 at Acorn Elementary School. About the Literacy & Justice for All symposiumThe annual symposium is focused on promoting effective practice in literacy and reading skills and mobilizing the field of learning professionals around literacy as a vehicle for social justice and transformational life outcomes. Organized by the Oakland Literacy Coalition, the annual symposium brings together school and community-based educators, practitioners, funders, leaders, and literacy champions for a comprehensive learning experience that elevates literacy in the classroom and beyond. This year's conference drew more than 600 attendees from across the US. Resources: To learn more about Oakland Unified's ELA curriculum adoption, visit https://www.ousd.org/english-language-arts-ela/elementary-ela-curriculum-adoption How Oakland is Turning a New Page in LiteracyOakland Unified School District TK-5 Language and Literacy Framework We answer your questions about teaching reading in The Literacy 50-A Q&A Handbook for Teachers: Real-World Answers to Questions About Reading That Keep You Up at Night.Grab free resources and episode alerts! Sign up for our email list at literacypodcast.com.Join our community on Facebook, and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, & Twitter.

When immigrant students have missed years of school in their home countries, they not only have to learn English, but also the basics of how to read and write in any language and the math and science they missed. But the materials to cover that knowledge can often seem boring or childish to older students, causing them to disengage. Oakland Unified School District is now piloting a new curriculum designed just for students who missed out on years of education in their home countries. We visit a classroom to find out what it's like. Voices: Shannon Darcey, Teacher, Oakland Unified School District Julie Kessler, Director of Newcomer and ELL Programs, Oakland Unified School District Maribel and Anallely, Students, Oakland Unified School District Read more from EdSource: How Oakland Unified is helping immigrant students fill education gaps Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource's Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.

In today's episode we will talk about the recently published book, Going the Distance: The Teaching Profession in a Post-COVID World. This comprehensive study of teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic has a lot to teach us about creating a healthy, resilient teaching profession able to face future crises.Our GuestsLora Bartlett, Associate Professor of Education, University of California, Santa CruzJamila Edwards, Teacher, Oakland Unified School District

Brother Baba Christopher “Chris” Chatmon is the visionary founder and CEO of Kingmakers of Oakland, an award-winning nonprofit that elevates Black boys' educational and life outcomes nationwide. He stops by class to talk about the work he pioneered as the inaugural Executive Director of African American Male Achievement at Oakland Unified School District, the first of its kind nationally within a public school district, and lessons learned along the way–including the importance of making space to support non-binary and gender-expansive young people. We also celebrate the life and legacy of Civil Rights & Education Advocate Oscar C. Wright.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/teach-the-babies-w-dr-david-j-johns--6173854/support.

With their short, predictable routes and large battery size, electric school buses are well suited for vehicle-to-grid applications, especially since they're available during periods of high electricity demand. Last year, bus maker Zum launched a fleet of 74 electric school buses — the country's largest — for the Oakland Unified School District in California. It worked with Pacific Gas & Electric to build a network of chargers and integrate the buses to the local grid to form a virtual power plant. This week on With Great Power, Rudi Halbright – expert product manager on vehicle-grid integration at PG&E – shares insights from launching the V2G program with Zum as well as lessons learned on how to deploy vehicle-grid infrastructure.This podcast is produced by GridX in partnership with Latitude Studios. GridX is the Enterprise Rate Platform that modern utilities rely on to usher in our clean energy future.

This is the eleventh episode of our special podcast series exploring the Sept/Oct themed issue of the American College of Sports Medicine's Health & Fitness Journal on professionalization and advocacy. In this episode, we'll explore the important and complex topic of payment, with Christina Badaracco, the lead author for the article in the themed issue entitled "Compensation for Exercise Professional Services."Christina has an extensive background in clinical research, healthcare policy, and public health program development. She'll provide insights into various reimbursement models, including cash pay, health savings accounts, and insurance reimbursement, and how better understanding these methods and advocating for improvements can increase both accessibility and professional recognition in the exercise field. Christina shares her recent work with Avalere and the Physical Activity Alliance, shedding light on healthcare integration opportunities for interventions delivered by exercise professionals.Discover the hurdles that exercise professionals may face in a changing compensation landscape, from increased paperwork and lower reimbursement rates to the necessity for specialized knowledge and additional staff. We delve into the importance of clear quality measures and evidence-based programs to showcase the impact of fitness on health outcomes and healthcare costs. Additionally, Christina's explore the parallels between physical activity and the food is medicine initiative, and the importance of advocating for better integration, reimbursement, and support for advancing lifestyle medicine. This is an episode packed with strategies and insights critical for all exercise professionals to understand as they travel on their professionalization journey. Show Notes Page: https://wellnessparadoxpod.com/episodeacsm11Our Guest: Christina Badaracco, MPH, RDN, LDNChristina works as a healthcare consultant and nationally recognized thought leader, focusing on advancing the role of nutrition and lifestyle medicine in healthcare. She also regularly writes, teaches, and develops curriculum about nutrition, culinary medicine, and sustainable agriculture—including publishing The Farm Bill: A Citizen's Guide, publishing cookbooks with the Transamerica Institute, and co-developing a culinary medicine course at the Georgetown University School of Medicine and lifestyle medicine shared medical appointment series for MedStar Health in the DC metro area. She is currently guiding a start-up focused on healthy and sustainable food in hospitals and several other innovative food projects. In her most recent full-time role as a healthcare consultant at Avalere, Christina advised various healthcare industry clients (including the Physical Activity Alliance) in care transformation and evidence generation. Christina previously worked for the Environmental Protection Agency, Teaching Kitchen Collaborative, Oakland Unified School District, and other prominent organizations. She serves as president of the DC Metro Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and a Slow Food DC board member. She earned her MPH from UC Berkeley and her AB in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, with a minor in Italian, from Princeton University. Follow us on social at the links below: https://www.facebook.com/wellnessparadox https://www.instagram.com/wellnessparadox/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/wellness-paradox-podcast https://twitter.com/WellnessParadox

In August, the Oakland Unified School District in California became the first major school district in the United States to fully electrify its school bus fleet. Each of the 74 electric school buses in the fleet has its own bi-directional charger, allowing the bus batteries to return energy to the grid when they are not being used. The fleet was made possible by Zum (www.ridezum.com), the leading provider of turnkey electric school bus solutions, and Pacific Gas and Electric, the electric utility which provides 2.7 MW to the site.  On this episode, Ritu Narayan, Founder and CEO of Zum, and Sarah Swickard, Vehicle Grid Integration Manager at PG&E, talk about the Oakland fleet as well as opportunities and challenges related to electric school buses.

Oakland Unified School District began this school year with some unsettling news: the drinking water in the district's schools had tested positive for dangerously high levels of lead. The district had found high levels of lead in the water during tests conducted over spring and summer, but it didn't share those results with parents and staff until this August. Lead testing hasn't been required in California schools for the last five years. That means Oakland Unified is unusual among California school districts in that it knows that there's a lead problem at all. Guests: Hannah Lau, student at Life Academy in Oakland Unified School District Nate Landry, parent of Edna Brewer Middle School student Monica Velez, EdSource reporter Read more from EdSource: Oakland teachers union calls for action after high levels of lead reported in school drinking water Gaps in California law requiring schools to test for lead could leave children at risk Education Beat is a weekly podcast. This episode is hosted by EdSource's Emma Gallegos and produced by Coby McDonald.

Shoot us a Text.It's Tuesday, Kyle's back, and we're ready to hit the ground running after the Labor Day holiday. Today we're talking about data that suggests Tesla might rig its robotaxi debut, how the Oakland School District went EV with its buses and ask whether you should use LinkedIn's “Open To Work” banner.Show Notes with links:Tesla is set to unveil its highly anticipated robotaxi at the the iconic 110-acre Warner Bros. lot in Burbank CA, on October 10. This event marks a significant shift in Tesla's focus towards autonomy and artificial intelligence.Tesla aims to demonstrate its purpose-built robotaxi, highlighting a move away from traditional EV sales.The robotaxi will be part of Tesla's proprietary ride-hailing app, featuring both robotaxis and autonomous consumer cars.This event was initially planned for August 8 but was postponed due to design changes and prototype delays.Tesla hacker “Green” has revealed that Tesla is gathering specific data around the Warner Bros. studio where it plans to unveil its Robotaxi, raising concerns that the company might stage a demonstration similar to a controversial 2016 Autopilot video that was pre-mapped and optimized.There is speculation that Tesla might opt for a geo-fenced operation for its Robotaxi, similar to Waymo and Cruise, which would be a departure from its original vision of a fully autonomous system that can operate anywhere.Oakland Unified School District has made history by deploying the nation's first fully electric school bus fleet equipped with Vehicle-to-Grid bi-directional charging technology, signaling a major step forward in sustainable student transportation.The fleet of 74 buses will return 2.1 gigawatt hours of energy to the grid annually via an AI-managed Virtual Power Plant.This initiative is expected to eliminate 25,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases, addressing decades of toxic diesel emissions, reducing the community's exposure to harmful pollutants and improving student health.Student transportation is the largest mass transit system in the U.S., carrying 27 million students every day."This is a landmark achievement, especially in Oakland, where families are disproportionately impacted by exposure to air pollution and high rates of asthma," said Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell, Superintendent of OUSD.Job seekers face a tough choice with LinkedIn's "Open to Work" banner with polarized opinions.Launched in 2020, the banner aims to increase visibility to recruiters but sparks debate.Some view it as helpful, while others worry it signals weakness or desperation.Recruiters are divided: some seek out candidates with the banner, while others fear it indicates passivity.Despite mixed feelings, LinkedIn data shows the banner increases recruiter engagement nearly threefold.Hosts: Paul J Daly and Kyle MountsierGet the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/ Read our most recent email at: https://www.asotu.com/media/push-back-email

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Former President Donald Trump on Friday said he will vote no on a Florida ballot measure that would repeal the state's six-week abortion ban, a day after he seemed to indicate he would vote in favor of the measure. U.S. regulators approve Novavax's updated COVID-19 vaccine for fall. California nears ban on plastic bags at checkout with two bipartisan bills. Clean energy advocates and state lawmakers gathered at a hydrogen fueling station near the Port of Oakland today to celebrate a $1.2 billion deal to create a statewide clean hydrogen hub. Officials at the Oakland Unified School District were under fire this week as they apologized for the district's delay in informing school communities about elevated lead levels in the water at dozens of schools. The post Trump reverses position, says he will vote against Florida measure repealing six-week abortion ban – August 30, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

MindShift revisits the pioneering initiatives of the Black Panthers, who used a community school approach when they opened a first-of-its-kind school in East Oakland in 1973. Then we focus on Oakland Unified School District's ambitious journey to become a community school district. We'll take a closer look at Oakland International High School (OIHS), a public high school established in 2007 that serves 100% English language learners and how they've successfully used the community school model to support their students.

Read the new July issue and get excited for STN EXPO Reno, where we will hear from Transfinder's newly announced Top Transportation Team award winners. Additionally, get more details on Forest River's acquisition of Trans Tech Bus. Pallav Prakash, director of electrification program operations for Zum and the 2024 STN Innovator of the Year gracing our July magazine cover, joins us to discuss taking contracted transportation operations at Oakland Unified School District fully electric, how his background as a submarine commander in the Indian Navy focused him on student safety, the potential of V2G (vehicle to grid), and the significance of partnership and mentorship. Read more about green bus.

In this episode Elin and Christina welcome back our guest, Ariana Valencia. Ariana is a first-generation Latina educator with a strong background in dual language instruction and educational leadership. She holds bachelor's degrees from UC Davis and a Master's from Loyola Marymount University. Ariana has held diverse roles in education, including dual language teacher, ELD coach, middle school vice principal, and elementary school principal. Currently, Ariana serves as Lead Coach with New Teacher Support and Development at Oakland Unified School District, where she mentors new teachers to foster their professional growth and student success. Outside of her professional accomplishments, she cherishes creating adventures with her family. With a passion for both her work and her loved ones, Ariana embodies a balanced approach of dedication and love in every aspect of her life. Previous Podcast Episode with Ariana Valencia:  Episode 31: Creating a System of Support for a First-Year Principal --- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy our Planner: The Power of Reflection⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work With Us! Book a Clarity Call.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: @elinandchristina ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Empowered Conversations with Elin & Christina Check out our website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.empowereducationalconsulting.com ⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elinandchristina/support

Aché Lytle is a speaker, writer and coach helping leaders of all ages and types embrace a new wave of whole, sustained leadership that is antithetical to the current corporate model. The Founder of In Her Power and I Am Boldacious, she works at the intersection of leadership and wellness to protect the souls of leaders, especially women leaders of color. Aché's entrepreneurial journey began 15 years ago when she launched her first start up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, managing joint ventures and coaching executives on redefining and rebranding their organizational visions. A multilingual businesswoman, she continued to partner with global organizations to promote innovative change and leadership in business, education, social justice and healthcare. Her clients have included the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Facebook, Kaiser Permanente, University of California, Berkeley, NBA--Warriors, Oakland Unified School District, National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, The Ministry of Reparations, the Secretary of Education in Bahia Brazil and many more. Today, she focuses her attention and intention on speaking and organizing immersive retreats to inspire and train leaders to embrace not only the wellness of their businesses, but their own spiritual, physical and mental wellness. As a highly sought-after speaker, she has led conferences and summits around the world, joining her voice and faith with others to empower leaders, specifically women leaders of color. Her work has led her to keynote for companies like Facebook and Paypal and share stages with other experts and celebrities like Danny Glover. Aché has received numerous awards recognizing her work in global business, including a Fulbright Scholarship in 2012 and in 2014 when she was awarded the prestigious Fellowship to create a cooperative community project that impacted social change in Brazil.

In this episode, Christina shares her educational journey part II as she records solo. In episode 2, Christina took us through her educational journey from K12 adolescence to becoming a teacher, transitioning to a school leader, and completing her master's and doctorate degrees. In this installment, Christina picks up the story from 2021 to 2024, delving into her current roles as a teacher district coach for Oakland Unified School District and as a side hustler school leader coach and consultant. Tune in as she reflects on how her perspective and priorities shifted once she found out she was going to be a mama. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elinandchristina/support

Weekly Shoutout: Nighthawks Podcast! Like the podcast? Thoughts/concerns? Jaime would love to hear from you, send him a message! Hi there, Today I am excited to be arts calling author Hilary Zaid! hilaryzaid.com About our Guest: Hilary Zaid has been a Tennessee Williams Scholar at the Sewanee Writers' Conference, a James D. Houston Fellow at the Community of Writers and two-time attendee of Tin House Writers' Workshop. Her work has appeared in Mother Jones, Ecotone, Day One, The Southwest Review, and The Utne Reader and elsewhere. Long-listed for the 2018 Northern California Independent Booksellers' Award for Fiction, her novel Paper is White is a 2018 Foreword Indies silver medalist and the winner of the 2018 Independent Publishers' Book Awards (IPPY) in LGBT+ Fiction. Her novel Forget I Told You This (Zero Street Fiction), is the inaugural winner of the Barbara DiBernard Award. Hilary holds an AB in English from Harvard and a Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Berkeley. Hilary has mentored aspiring writers through AWP's Writer-to-Writer Mentor program, the Golden Crown Literary Society and as a volunteer mentor and mentor-coordinator of the College Essay Mentors in the Oakland Unified School District, an equity program offering high school seniors from under-served communities. Twitter: @hilaryzaid | Insta: @hilary_zaid/ FORGET I TOLD YOU THIS, now available from Zero Street Fiction! https://www.hilaryzaid.com/forget-i-told-you-this.html About Forget I Told You This: Amy Black, a queer single mother and an aspiring artist in love with calligraphy, dreams of a coveted artist's residency at the world's largest social media company, Q. One ink-black October night, when the power is out in the hills of Oakland, California, a stranger asks Amy to transcribe a love letter for him. When the stranger suddenly disappears, Amy's search for the letter's recipient leads her straight to Q and the most beautiful illuminated manuscript she has ever seen, the Codex Argentus, hidden away in Q's Library of Books That Don't Exist—and to a group of data privacy vigilantes who want her to burn Q to the ground. Amy's curiosity becomes her salvation, as she's drawn closer and closer to the secret societies and crackpot philosophers that haunt the city's abandoned warehouses and defunct train depots. All of it leads to an opportunity of a lifetime: an artist's residency deep in the holographic halls of Q headquarters. It's a dream come true—so long as she follows Q's rules. Thanks for this wonderful conversation, Hilary! All the best! -- Arts Calling is produced by Jaime Alejandro (cruzfolio.com). If you like the show: leave a review, or share it with someone who's starting their creative journey! Your support truly makes a difference! Go make a dent. Much love, j https://artscalling.com

Aché Lytle is a speaker, writer and coach helping leaders of all ages and types embrace a new wave of whole, sustained leadership that is antithetical to the current corporate model. The Founder of In Her Power and I Am Boldacious, she works at the intersection of leadership and wellness to protect the souls of leaders, especially women leaders of color. Aché's entrepreneurial journey began 15 years ago when she launched her first start up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, managing joint ventures and coaching executives on redefining and rebranding their organizational visions. A multilingual businesswoman, she continued to partner with global organizations to promote innovative change and leadership in business, education, social justice and healthcare. Her clients have included the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Facebook, Kaiser Permanente, University of California, Berkeley, NBA--Warriors, Oakland Unified School District, National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, The Ministry of Reparations, the Secretary of Education in Bahia Brazil and many more. Today, she focuses her attention and intention on speaking and organizing immersive retreats to inspire and train leaders to embrace not only the wellness of their businesses, but their own spiritual, physical and mental wellness. As a highly sought-after speaker, she has led conferences and summits around the world, joining her voice and faith with others to empower leaders, specifically women leaders of color. Her work has led her to keynote for companies like Facebook and Paypal and share stages with other experts and celebrities like Danny Glover. Aché has received numerous awards recognizing her work in global business, including a Fulbright Scholarship in 2012 and in 2014 when she was awarded the prestigious Fellowship to create a cooperative community project that impacted social change in Brazil. -------------------National Suicide Prevention 1-800-273-8255

In 1970, Dr. Marcus Foster was hired as the first Black superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District. Widely recognized as one of the greatest educators of his generation, he was brought here to help rescue a deeply troubled system. Within three years of his arrival, exactly 50 years ago this month, Foster was assassinated by a shady militant group that called itself the Symbionese Liberation Army. Even though many of the details of Foster's death are known, it remains one of the most mysterious murders of a notoriously turbulent era. Although the SLA supposedly emerged from Berkeley's revolutionary underground, there are some startling connections that point to a far more complicated story. On the anniversary of this tragic killing, this episode celebrates the legacy of Foster's impact on Oakland school and also delves into the murky origins of the group responsible for this death. The first segment features Patanisha Williams, the curator “The Audacity to Believe,” an exhibit about Dr. Marcus Foster currently on display at the African American Museum and Library at Oakland. The second half of the show includes bestselling author and investigative journalist David Talbot, who wrote about the SLA in his book “Season of the Witch: Enchantment, Terror, and Deliverance in the City of Love.” Music for this episode was generously provided by Jason Stinnett and Justin Lee. To see images & more, visit: https://eastbayyesterday.com/episodes/he-was-bringing-people-together/ Note: As I was finalizing production on this episode, KQED Arts published an article about alleged financial mismanagement by the Marcus Foster Education Institute. You can read about the allegations here: https://www.kqed.org/arts/13937772/artist-as-first-responder-marcus-foster-education-institute This episode is supported by UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals. I highly recommend checking out their new podcast, “Revolutionary Care: An Oakland Story,” a series about the history of treating sickle cell anemia: www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/sickle-cell East Bay Yesterday can't survive without your donations. Please make a pledge to keep this show alive: www.patreon.com/eastbayyesterday.

The uproar continues in the Oakland Unified School District after the teachers union there approves a controversial resolution on the Israel-Hamas War, that has some teachers ready to quit and Jewish families saying they will pull their kids out of school. This has really gotten ugly over the last couple of weeks. It all started when the executive leadership of the Oakland Education Association issued a statement that said the union stands with Palestine, expressing unequivocal support for the Palestinians and condemning what it called the “genocidal and apartheid state of Israel.” It made no mention at all of the genocidal terrorist group Hamas or its slaughter of Israeli civilians. Teachers howled in protest, saying the union issued this without asking its  members. Twice, the union issued new statements, attempting to improve its language but still blaming Israel entirely for the conflict and glossing over the very complicated history of the region. Finally the union decided not that its mistake was getting involved in complex foreign  policy in the first place, but failing to submit the language to its members. So yesterday it had a closed, Zoom-only meeting to approve a NEW resolution, which the union representatives from each school site did, about a hundred teachers out of more than 3000 who work in the district, despite a petition from more than almost 1500 OUSD parents opposing it, and impassioned opposition from many teachers, many of them Jewish. And the fallout from this move is only just beginning. For more on this KCBS Radio's Patti Reising spoke to KCBS political reporter Doug Sovern.

The Atlanta Braves avoided the sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals with the help of Ronald Acuna Jr. hitting two home runs at Truist Park. Matt Olson contributed by hitting his 47th home run, which leads the majors. Jarvis Davis and Tenitra Batiste talked about how the Braves are almost guaranteed a win when Acuna leads off the game with a home run. Secondly, Arthur Smith and Terry Fontenot are going into their third year as the head coach and general manager respectively. Arthur Blank is expecting the Atlanta Falcons to compete in the NFC South and make a push towards the postseason. Jarvis Davis and Tenitra Batiste talked about how important it is for Smith to win the opener against the Carolina Panthers. Also, they discussed the matchup that they will be playing close attention to. Lastly, Jarvis & Tenitra talked about Steph and Ayesha Curry's partnership with the Oakland Unified School District and Lil Rel's proposal at Beyonce's concert in For The Culture.FanDuelMake Every Moment More. Don't miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)#atlanta #atlantahawks #atlantabraves #atlantafalcons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Atlanta Braves avoided the sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals with the help of Ronald Acuna Jr. hitting two home runs at Truist Park. Matt Olson contributed by hitting his 47th home run, which leads the majors. Jarvis Davis and Tenitra Batiste talked about how the Braves are almost guaranteed a win when Acuna leads off the game with a home run. Secondly, Arthur Smith and Terry Fontenot are going into their third year as the head coach and general manager respectively. Arthur Blank is expecting the Atlanta Falcons to compete in the NFC South and make a push towards the postseason. Jarvis Davis and Tenitra Batiste talked about how important it is for Smith to win the opener against the Carolina Panthers. Also, they discussed the matchup that they will be playing close attention to. Lastly, Jarvis & Tenitra talked about Steph and Ayesha Curry's partnership with the Oakland Unified School District and Lil Rel's proposal at Beyonce's concert in For The Culture. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Don't miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) #atlanta #atlantahawks #atlantabraves #atlantafalcons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's good, Revolutionaries? In the ever-evolving tapestry of human history, there are individuals who rise above the rest, trailblazers whose brilliance and resilience shine through the darkest of times. The question has always been, What does leadership look like for black men? Leadership is more than just a title or a position of authority; it is a force that emanates from within, captivating hearts and minds, igniting the flames of change, and leaving an indelible mark on humanity. It is an intuitive art honed through experience, empathy, and a profound understanding of the human spirit. Today, it's a pleasure to have Christopher Chatmon @babachris, The CEO of Kingmakers of Oakland (KOO) on the show, as we delve into the captivating world of leadership - a realm where Black men have emerged as true beacons of change and progress. Chatmon founded KOO, served as the first Executive Director of the African American Male Achievement ("AAMA") for the Oakland Unified School District ("OUSD"), and was named a "Leader to Learn From" by Education Week magazine. Please Go listen to this amazing episode of the "What's Your Revolution?" show with Christopher Chatmon on all your favorite podcast platforms. Please Like, Subscribe, Comment, and Send to all your friends!

Our heads are spinning as we rapidly approach the end of the school year. Fresh off the first couple of post-COVID years, it is important to change things in education and revamp what's not working well. Today's guest helps us gain a fresh perspective on our kids as individuals, neurodiversity, and inclusive education. Join us!Dr. Rina Bliss is a genetics expert, sociologist, and the author of three books. She is also the mom of three kids under 7 years of age. A former teacher in the Oakland Unified School District, she also taught as a long-term substitute in San Francisco during her grad school years both in general ed and special ed classrooms. All of these experiences helped redefine for her what intelligence means with a more inclusive outlook. She currently teaches as an Associate Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University. Show Highlights:What “neurodivergent” means Why each student (and each person) should be treated as the individual they are and valued as the person they areWhy the numbers that indicate academic progress should NOT be the sole factor for elementary studentsWhy each student should have an individualized plan and not be grouped together and labeledWhat Rina sees in the treatment of neurodivergent childrenWhy standardization in education should be removed in favor of individualization all the way through the school yearsHow our educational system is set up on standardized education over individualized learningWhy we are ALL neuroplastic in our learning and intelligence Links/Resources:Connect with Dr. Bliss: Website, Instagram, Facebook, and TwitterGet Rethinking Intelligence: A Radical New Understanding of Our Human Potential by Dr. Rina Bliss. Contact us on social media or through our website for more information on the IEP Learning Center: www.inclusiveeducationproject.org Thank you for listening! Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to the show to receive every new episode delivered straight to your podcast player every Tuesday.If you enjoyed this episode and believe in our message, then please help us get the word out about this podcast. Rate and Review this show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher Radio, or Google Play. It helps other listeners find this show.Be sure to connect with us and reach out with any questions/concerns:FacebookInstagram–We are doing videos on Instagram, so connect with us there and send us your questions!Twitter

With just a couple of weeks left in the school year, there may be progress in the negotiations between the Oakland Unified School District and its teachers union, but as the strike enters day 5, it's causing mixed feelings in the broader community. Chronicle reporter Jill Tucker joins host Cecilia Lei to discuss how the bargaining process is going, why the "common goods" proposal is making this strike unique, and how graduating seniors are feeling about potentially ending their high school careers away from their classrooms. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod Got a tip, comment, question? Email us: fifth@sfchronicle.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, we hear why teachers in the Oakland Unified School District are currently on strike. We have a conversation with two Oakland Technical High School teachers and hear what they think about it. Then, we visit a corner store in Oakland and learn about how the goods they stock — and their customers — have been impacted by the war in Ukraine.

For the third time in five years, teachers in the Oakland Unified School District are on strike with picket lines up, and the vast majority of the city's more than 30,000 students are missing school for a fourth day now. The teachers hit the bricks even though the district is offering what it considers a substantial raise, coming very close to meeting the union's financial demands. Union members admit the two sides are not that far apart on economic issues, but the sticking point this time is not money. It's the wide gap between the two sides on so-called 'common good issues', which has left many parents frustrated and confused. In this episode of Bay Current, KCBS Radio's Doug Sovern, Patti Reising and Bret Burkhart get some answers from Dr. Joseph McCartin, Executive Director of the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor at Georgetown University.   

On Thursday morning, nearly 3,000 educators and staff at the Oakland Unified School District went on strike in a push for higher wages and better resources. The union and the district have not had an active contract since the last one expired in October. This marks the third walkout this year and the second official strike since 2019. Guest: Erin Baldassari, KQED reporter This episode was produced by Alan Montecillo and Maria Esquinca, and hosted by Ericka Cruz Guevarra. Links: 'Justice for Our Students': Oakland Teachers Go on Strike Amid Deadlock With District The Bay Survey

Nicole Knight is the Executive Director of the English Language Learner and Multilingual Achievement Office at Oakland Unified School District. She is honored to have served Oakland students for the last 24 years as a teacher, teacher leader and instructional leader at the site and district levels. A National Board Certified Teacher in English as a New Language, Nicole has expertise in language and literacy development of multilingual learners, professional development for teachers and leaders, and equity-centered systems of continuous improvement. She is also the mother of two bicultural and bilingual children, both students in Oakland public schools.   Resources   OUSD Roadmap to ELL Achievement, 2021-24 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Osl0ySTl-djnGXj_LnjS5q254nPKlgZO/view?usp=sharing  OUSD Language and Literacy Framework, TK-5 https://docs.google.com/document/d/10lcL9PItdYsdd8TBjlf42P2rKf-SwSfImHHpVr-N2Mg/edit  OUSD Language and Literacy Framework, HS https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Be9qyGYVplAwc8jzA-0HzKJP2NCvgO-8caMFlb5eKyg/edit  

In Oakland, Hattie Tate has found some innovative ways to give students the best possible shot following release from detention.

In this episode, Elin and Christina have a conversation with their former colleague, Michael Ray. Their school leader journey crossed paths when they were secondary site leaders in Oakland Unified School District. Take a listen as they catch up with a former colleague as he shares his educator journey from transitioning from a classroom teacher to a site-level administrator to his current role as a site-level instructional coach. After five years as a school leader in Northern California, Michael made the difficult decision to relocate to be closer to his family during the height of the pandemic; stepping back into the classroom at that time to reconnect authentically to the realities of his new home. Currently, he serves as an Instructional Coach at Carver STEAM Academy in Atlanta, and supports male educators of color through Profound Gentlemen, using mindfulness-based strategies to develop teacher self-awareness and resilience. --- ⁠Buy our Book: The Power of Reflection⁠ ⁠Book a Clarity Call with Us Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠: @elinandchristina ⁠Facebook⁠: Empowered Conversations with Elin & Christina Check out our website at ⁠www.empowereducationalconsulting.com  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elinandchristina/support

In this episode, Elin and Christina have a conversation with their former OUSD colleague, Diana Carty. When Elin and Christina were high school assistant principals, Diana worked at the district level as a College Readiness Specialist. Take a listen as they catch up with a former colleague as she shares her educational journey and how it impacts her equity-focused leadership practices today. Diana Carty is currently a high school counselor for a comprehensive high school in St. Vrain Valley School District. Prior to her current position, Diana's educator experience includes non-profit work supporting college-preparatory graduation requirements for high school students in school districts across CA, a college readiness specialist in Oakland Unified School District; a coach and program implementation support for digital curriculum, and as an alternative high school counselor in Milpitas Unified School District. Diana has a MS in Counseling as well as a credential in school counseling in California and Colorado. For self-care, Diana is either reading, traveling, or spending time with family and friends. --- Buy our Book: The Power of Reflection Book a Call with Us for 1:1 Coaching Follow us on Instagram: @elinandchristina Facebook: Empowered Conversations with Elin & Christina Check out our website at www.empowereducationalconsulting.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elinandchristina/support

During quarantine, plans to close 24 public schools in Oakland were announced by the politicians atop the very corrupt Oakland Unified School District. Oakland teacher Chelsea Carl and student Daniel were two of hundreds of people who occupied Parker Elementary School and ran a school under the constant threat of eviction by the city and police. Show Notes: “As a Teacher Who Dreams of Liberatory Education, This Is What Gives Me Hope” by Chelsea Carl, Truthout: https://truthout.org/articles/as-a-teacher-who-dreams-of-liberatory-education-this-is-what-gives-me-hope/ | Daniel's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dani.el51o/ | Support the show at patreon.com/sadfrancisco | twitter.com/sadfrancisco69 | instagram.com/sadfrancis.co | tiktok.com/@sadfrancisco

For ten years, the Black Organizing Project (BOP) fought to remove police from Oakland schools. Developed from BOP's Peoples' Plan for Police Free Schools (2019) and an accumulation of a 9 year organizing campaign launched in 2011, the George Floyd Resolution (GFR) was passed June 24, 2020 making Oakland Unified School District the first district in the country to eliminate an entire school police department. In 2020 they won that fight and the George Floyd Resolution was passed. But that was just the beginning of the work and the state is still pushing back – desperate to hang on to the status quo. BOP has released the peoples budget – a road map – and how much it will cost to stop criminalizing our children. We are joined by Ebony Johnson, the Black Sanctuary Organizer with the Black Organizing Project. She leads most of the Black Organizing Project's work surrounding the George Floyd Resolution and the People's Budget. Check out the Black Organizing Project's website: https://blackorganizingproject.org/ —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post Black Organizing Project proposes an Oakland city budget w/ Ebony Johnson appeared first on KPFA.

In this episode, Elin and Christina have a conversation about data. Not just talking about how data can be used and understood to do our job as educators but how it can make REAL change. Join them as they talk with Rattana Yeang, a data analyst for a large school district. Rattana Yeang, a data analyst from Oakland Unified School District's department of Research, Assessment & Data. Rattana has served Oakland schools since 2008 and his day-to-day involves helping educators make more informed, data-driven decisions that empower Oakland Unified kids. Outside of OUSD, Rattana has devoted much of his time to community and advocacy work. December 2022 marks his official retirement from serving as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) for foster youth in Alameda County. As a CASA Rattana provided one-on-one court advocacy to abused, neglected, and abandoned children who are dependents of the juvenile court. Before that, he served 6 years on the Board of Directors for the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC), the only national civil rights organization that focuses on the needs of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese American communities and in 2016, Rattana Co-Chaired the Nisei Student Relocation Commemorative Fund (NSRCF) which awarded $50,000 worth of scholarship money to college-bound Southeast Asian American students from the Bay Area. With most of his volunteer commitments behind him, he's devoting most of his time and energy to memoir writing. --- Buy our Book: The Power of Reflection Book a Call with Us for 1:1 Coaching Free Vision & Mission Guide Follow us on Instagram: @elinandchristina Facebook: Empowered Conversations with Elin & Christina Check out our website at www.empoweredconversationspodcast.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/elinandchristina/support

Last year, renowned writer and San Francisco Poet Laureate, Tongo Eisen-Martin, told us that it's not enough to simply be a poet. "The poet needs to just come on down to the trenches," he said, explaining that quality writing comes from the lived experience of participating in community activism. In direct application of his own philosophy, Tongo has been involved with the occupation of Parker Elementary School, where organizers are fighting against the latest round of school closures in Oakland Unified School District — schools that are located in communities that are largely populated by Black and brown students. Tongo has been a part of the group's Freedom Friday events, where artists of all sorts are invited to show up and perform. As the fight against the school closures continue, we're going into the archives this week to share Tongo's poem, "A Sketch of Genocide."

Fremont High School in Oakland has seen its enrollment jump, and the number of students who qualify for college admission has nearly tripled.

Check it out on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33Z4VsE Check it out on Apple: https://apple.co/3AHc2DT Nekia Wright is an education consultant, healing facilitator, and musician based out of San Francisco, CA with over 10 years of experience teaching adults and children globally. She serves as a special education teacher with the Oakland Unified School District and is a certified African traditional healer through the Zimbabwe National Traditional Healer's Association. She is excited to pilot the 2021 Black to Africa fellowship which connects Black teachers, healers, and public servants to the motherland through 10-25 day cultural & healing experiences in Zimbabwe. Nekia recently returned from Zimbabwe after visiting various regions and collected hours of video footage of interviews with traditional healers, ceremonies, herbs, and more to share! You can learn more about her services by joining the Ujamaa List to receive monthly tips, lessons, and support along your healing journey. Dreams: International software for schools. Lock down 10-25 schools by the end of 2022. How you can Help: Michelle Obama Shonda Rhimes Oprah. Go to her website Sign up for her newsletter Contact them at: Email nekia@ujamaa-inc.com to request more information about 1 to 1 and small group healing sessions (in-person & virtual options) as well as virtual wellness workshops for schools and businesses. Visit her website for a free Zimbabwean cooking lesson www.ujamaa-inc.com.

Check it out on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/33Z4VsE Check it out on Apple: https://apple.co/3AHc2DT Nekia Wright is an education consultant, healing facilitator, and musician based out of San Francisco, CA with over 10 years of experience teaching adults and children globally. She serves as a special education teacher with the Oakland Unified School District and is a certified African traditional healer through the Zimbabwe National Traditional Healer's Association. She is excited to pilot the 2021 Black to Africa fellowship which connects Black teachers, healers, and public servants to the motherland through 10-25 day cultural & healing experiences in Zimbabwe. Nekia recently returned from Zimbabwe after visiting various regions and collected hours of video footage of interviews with traditional healers, ceremonies, herbs, and more to share! You can learn more about her services by joining the Ujamaa List to receive monthly tips, lessons, and support along your healing journey. Dreams: International software for schools. Lock down 10-25 schools by the end of 2022. How you can Help: Michelle Obama Shonda Rhimes Oprah. Go to her website Sign up for her newsletter Contact them at: Email nekia@ujamaa-inc.com to request more information about 1 to 1 and small group healing sessions (in-person & virtual options) as well as virtual wellness workshops for schools and businesses. Visit her website for a free Zimbabwean cooking lesson www.ujamaa-inc.com.

In February, the Oakland Unified School District announced that nearly one dozen schools will either close or be condensed into smaller sizes because of severe budget constraints. This inspired various protests in the last few months, a local educator’s 18-day hunger strike, and opposition from families and students. KCBS Radio's Sydney Fishman speaks with three teachers at the strike about the upcoming school closures, and KCBS Radio political reporter Doug Sovern about his personal experience as an OUSD parent. Subscribe to Bay Current on the Audacy app, Spotify, Apple podcasts and anywhere you get podcasts.

Brian Lum from All Arms Around walks us through the process of writing and performing his own music while being a full-time pharmacist and family man. Hear Brian break down some of his songs and give us behind-the-scenes secrets about producing his richly layered original music.   You can listen to All Arms Around on Spotify, or purchase his album at Bandcamp.com (all proceeds go to the Oakland Unified School District). Follow Brian @allarmsaround on Instagram  All Arms Around songs we played in this episode: Intro: Bridal Procession Punnett Square Rocking Chair Crystal Ball Outro: Super Happy J-Pop Fun Time arranged by All Arms Around Write to us!  Infatuasianpodcast@gmail.com  Please follow us wherever you get your podcasts and give us a rating/review at Apple Podcasts or Spotify.  Thanks for listening! #allarmsaround #music #asianmusician #asianpodcast #asianpodcaster #asianamerican #asianamericanpodcast #infatuasian #infatuasianpodcast #veryasian #stopaapihate #representationmatters #spotify #bandcamp

Welcome to a live version of the Works in Process podcast. As part of the https://www.txstate.edu/blackdesign/ (State of Black Design Conference) and theme: Family Reunion, I am looking to revisit previous guest conversations. This is a way to catch up with them and learn more about people we should keep our sights on. Thank You Episode 8 guest, https://wip.show/08 (Dr. Fahamu Pecou), Ep 17 guest https://www.wip.show/17 (Mike Nicholls) and welcome https://www.byaridannielle.com/ (Ariel Dannielle) and https://www.akintundeahmad.com/ (Akintunde Ahmad). Enjoy this conversation about the State of Black Design and Creativity and hear the power of owning our stories, owning our narratives, and determining how people see us. --- Guest Info Dr. Fahamu Pecou. Fahamu is an interdisciplinary artist and scholar whose works combine observations on hip-hop, fine art, and popular culture to address concerns around contemporary representations of Black men. Through paintings, performance art, and academic work, Dr. Pecou confronts the performance of Black masculinity and Black identity, challenging and expanding the reading, performance, and expressions of Blackness. Dr. Pecou is also the founding Director of thehttps://adamatl.org/ ( African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta (ADAMA)). Mike Nicholls is an Oakland-based award-winning creative director, book designer, visual artist, and community builder. He translates ideas into visionary creative solutions utilizing over 20 years of design experience and natural talent. Mike foundedhttps://www.thisisumber.com/ ( Umber), a media platform highlighting creative perspectives that matter, which has been recognized by Blavity, Print Magazine, KQED, and Communication Arts. As a community builder, Mike is an advisor tohttps://inneractproject.org/ ( Inneract Project), a nonprofit that empowers underrepresented youth through design. Through his work with Umber, he collaborated with renowned creatives around the world like Saul Williams, Tonya Rapley, Souls of Mischief, and Deanna Van Buren. Ariel Danielle is an African American painter born and raised in Atlanta, GA. She graduated from the University of West Georgia, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Drawing directly from her life, Ariel creates large-scale paintings that depict the daily experiences of young Black women. She believes in the importance of her artwork to provide new lenses through which Black womanhood can be represented, understood, and related to. Akintunde Ahmad is a writer, podcaster, and filmmaker from Oakland, CA. He has also been an educator with the Oakland Unified School District's African American Male Achievement Program. He is currently the co-host of the podcast series Viewers Like Us, and an associate producer for Proximity Media's non-fiction department. Follow Works in Process: https://www.instagram.com/works_inprocess (Instagram) / https://www.facebook.com/works.inprocess (Facebook) / https://www.linkedin.com/company/wip-podcast (LinkedIn) / https://twitter.com/works_inprocess (Twitter)

Liz Angoff, Ph.D., is a Licensed Educational Psychologist with a Diplomate in School Neuropsychology, providing assessment and consultation services to children and their families in the Bay Area, CA. She began her career as a family advocate and educator, helping Oakland Unified School District establish some of its first Family Resource Centers. In 2006, she became a school psychologist for the same district, specializing in Response to Intervention, crisis response, and helping teachers implement Collaborative Proactive Solutions in the classroom. Dr. Angoff opened a private practice in 2014, focusing on neuropsychological assessment and parent support. She is the author of the Brain Building Books, tools for engaging children in understanding their learning and developmental differences as part of the assessment process. Listen to this inspiring Parenting With Impact episode with Dr. Liz Angoff about helping your kids understand how their awesomely neurodiverse brain works. Here is what to expect on this week's show: When we understand how neurodiverse brains work, we can better support our kids Her 4-quadrant method for explaining to kids their neurodivergent brains A diagnosis can mean removing shame in your child's asking for what they need Links Mentioned: www.BrainBuildingBook.com/parents Connect with Dr. Liz: www.DrLizAngoff.com www.BrainBuildingBook.com  Parents: If you are interested in participating in a focus group for Dr. Liz in research for her next book, join our waitlist!   12 Tips for Parenting a Complex Teen From the experts at ImpactParents (and the moms of 6 young adults!), we promise you this: it's not too late. In this FREE guide you'll learn 12 fool-proof tips to improve conversations and reconnect with your teens so you can guide them to become independent and successful. Parents all over the world have better relationships with their teens using these tools. You can, too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Trucker blockade in Ottawa continues, in opposition to pandemic related restrictions. Continued push back to R.N.C.'s censure resolution calling capitol insurrection “legitimate political discourse.” Biden administration readying to relax pandemic era guidelines. 11 Bay Area Counties to relax mask wearing mandates. California Governor signs pandemic paid sick leave into law. Lawmakers consider impacts of drone strikes. Bicameral bill to ban Congress, Supreme Court, and President from individual stock trading introduced. Oakland Unified School District votes to close and or merge nearly 2 dozen schools. The post 11 Bay Area Counties to relax mask wearing mandates; Lawmakers consider impacts of drone strikes; California Governor signs pandemic paid sick leave into law appeared first on KPFA.

Map of Ellis Act Evictions in San Francisco, 1994-2021 | Map created by the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project On today's show: 0:18 – The San Mateo County Superior Court was recently sued for imposing a $300 civil assessment automatically every time an individual misses a payment or court deadline in their traffic infraction case. Joining us to discuss are Zal Shroff, Senior Racial Justice Attorney at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the SF Bay Area (@lccrsf), a representing attorney on the case and Manuel Galindo, an organizer with the Debt Collective (@StrikeDebt), which is one of the plaintiffs. 0:33 – The Oakland Unified School District's pending decision to close or merge 19 schools in order to overcome a budget shortfall has galvanized a week of action among students, teachers and parents across the city. We continue our coverage with Moses Omolade, Westlake Middle School administrator and hunger striker and Arleita Bailey, a student at Westlake Middle School. 1:08 – Assemblymember Alex Lee (@alex_lee), representing the 25th Assembly District in San Jose, joins us to detail the death of AB 854, the Ellis Act reform bill that he authored. 1:20 – We continue our discussion with Shanti Singh, Communications and Legislative Director for Tenants Together (@TenantsTogether). 1:33 – Andrew Knoll, Fisher Professor of Natural History at Harvard, winner of prestigious International Prize for Biology and the Crafoord Prize in Geosciences joins us to discuss his new book, A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters. The post San Mateo court sued for imposing de facto tax on late traffic tickets; More on the week of action in Oakland; Plus Ellis Act reform bill dead and buried appeared first on KPFA.

Ida Louise Jackson and class in 1944. Jackson was Oakland's first African American teacher. Prescott School is one of several schools slated to be closed or merged by OUSD. | Image digitized by the African American Museum and Library at Oakland. On today's show: 0:08 – Jeff Cohen, co-founder of RootsAction.org and founder of the progressive media watchdog group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) joins us to discuss the peace movement and Ukraine. 0:33 – The Oakland Unified School District's proposal to close or merge schools in order to overcome a budget shortfall has galvanized a week of action among students, teachers and parents across the city. Joining us to discuss are Mike Hutchinson (@Blackholemikeh) OUSD School Board Director for District 5 and Clarissa Doutherd (@msclarissaellen) Executive Director of Parent Voices Oakland. 1:08 – Dean Preston (@DeanPreston), San Francisco Supervisor for District 5 joins us to discuss a new report presented to Supervisors this week that shows over 40,000 units sitting vacant in San Francisco. 1:33 – Acoustical engineer Trevor Cox (@trevor_cox) joins us to discuss his book, The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World. The post The peace movement and Ukraine; OUSD proposal to shutter schools galvanizes a week of action; Plus new report shows 40,000 vacant units in SF appeared first on KPFA.

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Russia: U.S. ignored its security concerns, but open to continued talks about Ukraine and NATO. Peace activists rally in San Francisco demanding a U.S. diplomatic solution to Russia-Ukraine conflict. Wildfire survivors oppose state approval of P.G.&E safety plan that forces rate payers to cover some wildfire claims. California headed for another drought year, as season's 2nd snow pack survey shows low water levels. Oakland Unified School District proposes closing 19 schools, parents, teachers and students at Manzanita school oppose the move. The post Peace activists urge Biden administration to purse diplomacy with Russia over Ukraine; California quietly approves PG&E safety plan that forces rate payers to cover wildfire claims; Oakland Unified School District proposes closing 19 schools – February 1, 2022 appeared first on KPFA.

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Russia: U.S. ignored its security concerns, but open to continued talks about Ukraine and NATO. Peace activists rally in San Francisco demanding a U.S. diplomatic solution to Russia-Ukraine conflict. Wildfire survivors oppose state approval of P.G.&E safety plan that forces rate payers to cover some wildfire claims. California headed for another drought year, as season's 2nd snow pack survey shows low water levels. Oakland Unified School District proposes closing 19 schools, parents, teachers and students at Manzanita school oppose the move. The post Peace activists urge Biden administration to purse diplomacy with Russia over Ukraine; California quietly approves PG&E safety plan that forces rate payers to cover wildfire claims; Oakland Unified School District proposes closing 19 schools – February 1, 2022 appeared first on KPFA.

Attendance is low. Some students haven't even returned since winter break. Rapid test kits and proper masks are at a premium. Social distancing is sometimes impossible. Yet teachers are being asked to carry on with in-person learning amid rising infections and uncertainty. Today two teachers in the Oakland Unified School District share their stories. Subscribe to Bay Current on the Audacy app, Apple podcasts, or Google podcasts. Bay Current is on YouTube, on the KCBS Radio YouTube page.