Author Spotlight

Do you know who GO Public Schools Oakland is? Who, and how many people are in our network? Who are our team members? At GO, we know that our identities and our experiences… Read More

On Monday, the Alameda Grand Jury issued a scathing report looking at OUSD’s fiscal practices and raising serious concerns about the district’s stewardship of public… Read More

From the beginning, we came together at GO around the belief that every child in our community deserves the kind of education that gives her… Read More

This week we’re celebrating the Class of 2019, their accomplishments, and the future ahead. At GO, we’re taking the time to recognize all students, parents,… Read More

Today after seven days, the Oakland teachers’ strike is on track to come to an end as the parties announced a tentative agreement. All of… Read More

For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Jessica Stewart. I’m a former OUSD teacher, organizer, mom of two young kids (one of whom is headed to kindergarten next year!), and one of the founding members of GO Public Schools. I’ve been working with GO for a decade since we started organizing in the Fall of 2008. This past June, I took on the role of Executive Director of the Oakland team.

At the last school board meeting of the year in late June, OUSD adopted a budget for the 2018-19 school year, as well as a… Read More

The Alameda County Civil Grand Jury chose to examine some of the underlying issues responsible for the district’s continuing financial issues. They reported in June… Read More