Day Four of Oakland Teachers' Strike: Rain or Shine, Boots Riley, and March for Better Schools

by OEA

Sat, Mar 2, 2019 9:15PM

West Oakland Middle School teacher Kamisha describes how the Oakland Unified School District thinks it's fine that 800-1000 students across three campuses have no school nurses. Only through the kindness of a local non-profit do these students receive any medical care.

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Day 4: Rain or shine, the Oakland Teacher strike continues. Fight for living wages for educators, smaller classrooms, and resources for students and families.

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The Oakland Education Association is committed to improve wages, working conditions, and professional standards for all of our unit members. Our aim is to ensure effective teaching and learning in all classrooms in the City of Oakland.
https://oaklandea.org

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§"If your school don't teach you how to fight for what's needed, they teaching you to go through life and get cheated."

by OEA

Sat, Mar 2, 2019 10:09PM

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"That’s what y'all are doing — teaching the students how to fight. You’re not just teaching them the facts of what happened, you’re teaching them how make something happen." ?
#OUSDstrike #Unite4OaklandKids #WeAreOakland

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§Get up! Get down! Oakland is a union town! Stand with striking teachers and their students

by OEA

Sat, Mar 2, 2019 10:12PM