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Joint Statement from Parent Voices California and Parent Voices Oakland on the outcomes of the 2024 Election
Parent Voices California and Parent Voices Oakland remain committed to revolutionary hope and the communal work of prioritizing families with the highest needs to achieve the […]
Tax increase for child care validated
By Sunni Khalid Measure C passed with 64 percent of the vote in 2020 but was challenged by the Alameda County Taxpayers Association and others who […]
CA Supreme Court upholds half-cent sales tax increase for childcare
By Bay City News through Kron4 (BCN) — Backers of an Alameda County sales tax increase to fund child care are celebrating after a ruling by […]
State Court Upholds Alameda County Tax Measure Yielding Hundreds of Millions for Child Care
By Daisy Nguyen After four years of legal debate, California’s highest court upheld an Alameda County sales tax measure to increase access to child care and […]
How Oakland Overcomes Racial Disparities in Child Care (Live at KDOL-TV)
LISTEN: No One is Coming to Save Us podcast Description This week Gloria Riviera is live at KDOL-TV with a trio of women who are fighting […]
Oakland Parents Join Statewide Coalition to Protest State-Imposed School Closings
Protesters shut down meeting of Gov. Newsom’s state-funded nonprofit agency By Ken Epstein Parent Voices Oakland and other Oakland community groups this week joined with parents […]
“Clarissa’s Battle” and the Campaign for Child Care Subsidies
Talking to the director and the title subject of an important new documentary By Mark Swartz “Clarissa’s Battle” tells the story of a 10-year campaign for […]
Oakland halts closure of three Head Start centers following parent outcry, but federal funding questions remain
By Shwanika Narayan for the San Francisco Chronicle Following dozens of impassioned pleas from residents, the Oakland City Council passed a resolution temporarily staving off the […]
Oakland City Council votes to stem cuts to Head Start
By KEITH BURBANK Fox KTVU 2 OAKLAND, Calif. – Immediate cuts to Oakland’s Head Start program, which helps young children, especially disadvantaged ones, learn, were avoided […]