September 26, 2022
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 […]
May 24, 2022
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 […]
January 4, 2022
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 […]
September 2, 2021
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 […]
August 26, 2021
(Oakland, CA)— Today a coalition of grassroots organizations and labor unions is joining the workers and families of the Oakland Head Start program to demand no cuts, […]
June 16, 2021
MARCH 29, 2021 “In 2016, my son was born, and I was put on the waitlist for child care subsidies. This September, my son turns 5 […]
October 16, 2020
By CLARISSA DOUTHERD OCTOBER 2, 2020 Many of us overlook the relationship between childcare and the economy. Childcare is a critical piece of community infrastructure, interrelated […]