Oakland Unified cuts to Paul Robeson mean no art teacher for arts school

July 12, 2009  
Filed under News

Paul Robeson faculty, students and parents are not happy that the district has decided to phase out the school.      But they’re even more upset that the district has left them with what they say are inadequate resources to run the school properly for the students and staff who choose to remain... Read more »

KTVU returns favor to Media Academy journalists after code switch story

July 13, 2009  
Filed under Features

Sometimes the professionals follow the amateurs. That’s what happened  after Media Academy journalism students wrote about the school’s new “code switching” campaign. KTVU saw the newspaper and then showed up to turn the story into a television news segment for the entire Bay... Read more »

API school ranking ignores Media Academy merit

July 14, 2009  
Filed under Opinion

As a student at Media Academy, I can truly say my school is underrepresentedby the state’s Academic Performance Index. We are seen by the state as a “1:1″ school, which is the lowest ranking a school can get. This means that Media is in the bottom 10 percent of schools on standardized... Read more »

Lisa Shafer, Adviser

July 15, 2009  
Filed under Staff

Lisa Shafer is adviser to the Green & Gold newspaper.   Shafer,  a sixth-year teacher at Media Academy, worked as a reporter for the Contra Costa Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and The Blade (Toledo, Ohio).  Shafer also worked as a copy editor at the Japan Times in Tokyo.  Before coming to Media... Read more »

First Day of School!

July 15, 2009  
Filed under Uncategorized

Title: First Day of School!Location: Media AcademyStart Time: 8:15 a.m.Date: 2009-08-31  Read More →