The Wraparound Approach
A new dual-immersion charter debuts in East Oakland and strives to function as the center of health for the neighborhood.
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Emily Wilson
Art for the Real World
Students in the ENGAGE program at Oakland’s California College of the Arts are earning course credit in some unusual places, including the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco and San Quentin State Prison in Marin. By sending students to create work with and for others, the program prepares budding artists for life outside the serene haven of the studio.
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From Lafayette to Afghanistan
In 2005, Lafayette resident Budd MacKenzie—a lawyer, former Little League coach, and, briefly, a purveyor of wine and cheese—started Trust in Education, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the people of Afghanistan. Providing schooling for all—not just for boys—is the crux of MacKenzie’s mission.
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The Hard Work of Play
Fourteen years ago, Jill Vialet of Oakland started Playworks to teach youngsters how to interact and develop socially through play. Today, teams of coaches from the Oakland-based nonprofit fan out to low-income schools across the East Bay to help kids get recess right.
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Roots & Renaissance
In Black Artists in Oakland, authors Jerry Thompson and Duane Deterville explain how and why the city has been a magnet for writers, musicians and artists. The authors and several Oakland artists and teachers talk about this legacy and the artistic revival underway in West Oakland.
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Separated From the World by Choice
Hidden in the East Bay hills, the Carmelite nuns of Kensington live at the most secluded monastery in the United States.
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Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton Urges Parents to Discuss Race
A Cal psychologist has a simple prescription for race relations.
Being a Long-Distance Caregiver
Experts say that when caring for an elderly parent who lives far away, the most important thing is to join a support group with people experiencing the same challenges.
In the Philanthropic Swim
Rockridge residents John Bliss and Kim Thompson may live far removed the gritty flats of East and West Oakland. But this philanthropic couple see themselves as one with the citizens of Oakland, particularly those who are struggling financially, and they’re leading a campaign to get their “financially blessed” peers to invest in the community like they have by funding city programs to teach kids how to swim.
My Father, My Lie
Oakland author Meredith Maran accused her father of the ultimate betrayal. Then she un-accused him. In this first-person essay, adapted from her new book, My Lie, she reveals how it all went down.