More on student discipline in Oakland — and a list of suspension-free schools - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools

More on student discipline in Oakland — and a list of suspension-free schools - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools:

More on student discipline in Oakland — and a list of suspension-free schools

By Katy Murphy
Friday, October 7th, 2011 at 4:38 pm in safety and discipline.

According to statistics provided by the Oakland school district (and crunched by your devoted education reporter):

TOTAL SUSPENSIONS in 2010-11: 6,137

TOTAL DAYS OF SCHOOL MISSED: 14,533

DEFIANCE (“disruption/defy authority”) was the basis for 43 percent of all suspensions.

BLACK MALES made up less than 20 percent of all students in OUSD, but received about half of the suspensions.

At least two of the schools had more suspensions than students: Barack Obama Academy and Youth Empowerment School. YES (on the King Estates campus) closed in June, and Barack Obama Academy, an alternative middle school that

No plans Saturday night?

Friday, October 7th, 2011 at 6:18 pm in budgetcommunityNo Comments

Saturday is the second annual Uptown Oakland Block Party and school fundraiser. It’s from 5 to 8 p.m.

Organizers aim to raise $60,000 for five Oakland schools (including two that are slated for closure): Manzanita SEED, Cleveland, Piedmont Avenue, Lakeview and Thurgood Marshall. Last year, they raised $13,000 for another group of schools.

Thirty-dollar tickets are available online through the end of the day. It will get you a cocktail along with your