Teacher Policy Fellowship
GO's fellowship is an opportunity for a small, diverse cohort of Oakland teachers to lead, learn, and think about the future of education in our city.
Each year, GO selects a small group of Oakland public school teachers to lead, learn, and think about the future of education in our city.… Read More
How are teachers in Oakland paid?
OUSD’s teachers get paid based on a “step and column” system. Common throughout California, teachers move one vertical “step”… Read More
By GO Teacher Policy Fellows Alanna Baumert, Tara Singh, and Robbie Torney
Teachers have valuable insights about how policy plays out at a school-site level.… Read More
At GO, we believe that bringing together the knowledge, effort, and leadership of the Oakland community is the best way to work toward educational justice for all students. Teachers are an integral part of this community involvement.
by Robbie Torney
Hannah’s first day of teaching fourth grade was ‘a whirlwind of energetic joy and panicked mistakes.’ But with coaching and other supports… Read More
“I live by the core value that being an educator is a labor of LOVE and through the GO policy fellowship I had the opportunity to partner with other educators who are committed to starting an education revolution for all of our students.”
– Ashanti Branch,
2013 Policy Fellow
– Ashanti Branch,
2013 Policy Fellow