On Wednesday night, the Oakland school board – many of whom are bought and paid for by charter school orgs and the billionaires that fund them – thought they were going to vote to close Roots elementary. Instead, students, parents, and teachers showed them what power looks like.

Ariela Rothstein with California Educators Rising sees a horizon in the RedForEd movement that’s bigger than classrooms and school districts. But to get there, we have to fight cuts and closures and organize hard around essential contract demands.

The Oakland schools crisis is about billionaires vs. kids. An OUSD teacher tells us why she’s walking out today to defend her family and her students from privatizers.

We interviewed Oakland teacher Shelby Ziesing about the assault on public education. She’s ready to strike for better schools for her students and families.

The teacher strike wave has hit California — and it’s huge. Barbara Madeloni covered the first day of the strike for Labor Notes.

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The national #RedforEd teachers strike wave is hitting California. Longtime Los Angeles teacher and union activist explains the years of organizing that brought us here, and where this movement could take us — if workers in more industries get involved.

We interviewed an Oakland teacher and wildcat striker about her hopes for her students, her son, and the contract fight.

The Oakland school board wants to ram through a closure of ROOTS elementary school. At a tense board meeting, parents and students came forward to show they’re ready for a fight.

We interviewed Kimberly Wong, a senior at Oakland High School and the founder of Oakland Students Rising (@oakstudentsrising), an Instagram account engaging Oakland students in the struggle to defend public education.