Teachers who do well deserve more pay
April 21, 2010 • Green & Gold Staff
Filed under Opinion
The Oakland Unified School District and the teachers therein have been unsuccessfully negotiating a new contract for nearly two years. The district says that it doesn’t have enough money to give teachers a raise and has proposed a zero percent raise to teachers. Teachers say the district is just... Read more »
Teachers lose jobs due to budget crisis
April 21, 2010 • Brandon Sneed
Filed under News
At least two teachers and the campus manager at Fremont Federation of High Schools have lost their jobs for next year due to severe budget cuts. The two teachers, who did not wish to be named, are employed by Media Academy. One teaches English and the other teaches math. Teryl McGriff, the campus manager,... Read more »
Marijuana and alcohol use up for teenagers
April 27, 2010 • Lester Finney
Filed under Health, News
American teens smoked more marijuana and drank more alcohol last year than they had in any of the previous 10 years. A study by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America released a survey on March 2 about the level of marijuana and alcohol used by teens. The group found 25 percent of teens said they had... Read more »
‘Race is in our heads’ say scientists
April 27, 2010 • Leo Jerald
Filed under Features
Height is more important than race – at least genetically. This surprising fact was one of the many things Media Academy junior Lester Finney learned when he went to a high school journalism conference on Feb. 27 at San Francisco State University. The first session Finney attended was one that focused... Read more »
Shooting breaks out at Davante Riley’s funeral
April 27, 2010 • Juan Ramos
Filed under News
As friends and family paid their last respects to Davante Riley, a former Media Academy student who was fatally shot shortly after his 18th birthday ended, gunfire broke out at the church, causing panic, some injuries and a huge police response. One teacher who was present at the funeral explained... Read more »
Teacher One Day Strike
April 15, 2010
Filed under Event Calendar
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Oakland teachers strike causes near shutdown at Fremont
April 30, 2010 • Lester Finney & Alejandro Vasquez,
Filed under News
Fremont Federation of High Schools essentially shut down operations during an all-district teachers strike on April 29. Administrators estimate less than 100 students of the 1,200 Fremont students came to school. The cafeteria served only 16 meals. The Tiger Clinic shut down. The only “classes”... Read more »
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