May 14, 2009
This final report by the School Redesign Network at Stanford University (SRN) completes a Phase II evaluation study of Oakland Unified School District’s (OUSD) New Small Schools Initiative from 2000 to present.
May 03, 2009
Helene Frommer from Kehilla Community Synagogue shares her thinking about why green jobs matter for Oakland, why the timing is critical, and how we can work together to ensure "jobs are used to reduce poverty and provide a brighter, greener future for everyone."
April 02, 2009
The new small schools movement began as a community movement, and grassroots organizing was essential.… We intentionally opened schools only where organizing was occurring in order to grow and maintain a level of energy needed to initiate new reform. This was wildly successful thanks to the tremendous organizing done by Oakland Community Organizations. — Oakland Unified School District Web site
September 24, 2004
This case study explains how Oakland Community Organizations organized parents and community leaders to create new schools that are outperforming comparable ones in the city.
The House of Representatives passed health reform legislation that will guarantee virtually all American families access to affordable health coverage for the first time in our nation's history. Reform will "repair the breach" that tens of millions of working people now face in their struggle to find affordable health coverage for their families.
See how PICO changes lives, strengthens families and revitalizes communities across the country.
