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City Visions: The Oakland teacher strike and the future of public education in California

"Oakland Teachers Strike" by National Nurses United, used under CC license, resized and cropped
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Host Joseph Pace and guests discuss the policy and funding issues underlying Oakland and California’s public school crisis.  What solutions exist to get our schools back in session and back on track?

Guests:

- John T. Affeldt, managing attorney with Public Advocates.

- Theresa Harrington, education reporter at EdSource.

- Heather J. Hough, executive director of Policy Analysis for California Education.

- Janelle Scott, associate professor in the Graduate School of Education and African American Studies Department at the University of California, Berkeley.

Resources:

OUSD's What You Need to Know About the Strike

California needs a new master plan to close the education equity gap

The Governor's Budget Proposal and Getting Down to Facts II: Evidence to Inform Policy