We Have A Historic Opportunity to Create Racially Just, Relationship Centered Schools It’s been 68 years since 13 Black families won their lawsuit to desegregate America’s public schools and secured…
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Students Speak Out
by Tony Bui, CFJ Student Leader On January 16th, 2014 hundreds of administrators, parents, students, and advocates attended the State Board of Education meeting to voice their opinions on the proposed…
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CFJ Youth Leaders Demand More Accountability in California’s New Funding Formula
On January 16th, 2014 over 300 administrators, parents, and students attended the State Board of Education meeting in Sacramento to weigh in on the emergency regulations proposed for the Local…
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Youthwire: What our Schools Need – A Student’s Eye View
Read the full article here on Youthwire (a project of New America Media).
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Mercury News Editorial: Major Changes Needed in School Funding Formula
Mercury News Editorial When Gov. Jerry Brown was stumping for his plan to overhaul school financing, he promised it would do two things: return more control over spending to districts…
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Implement Funding Formula That Helps Me Become Successful
by Cindy Andrade It might be hard to imagine what it’s like for Oakland students if you’ve never been through our schools. I have friends who have dropped out, or…
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Champions of Our Own Education
“We students are doing our part to be champions of our own education, will you take a stand and be a champion of education with us?” – Chris, Student Voice…
Read MoreLa voz del estudiante importa, y el momento es ahora!
We are right in the middle of our 7-month campaign to ensure that students’ voices are heard, valued, and reflected in the district’s accountability and funding plans. CFJ and the…
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Student Voice Matters, and the Time is Now!
by Kenyon Davis We are directly in the middle of our 7 month campaign to ensure that the voices of the student are heard, valued, and reflected in District accountability…
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