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 Small Autonomous Schools
Oakland Community Organizations (OCO) crafted the first comprehensive small schools policy in the nation, resulting in 25 new schools and a strategy to transform the entire Oakland school system to support high quality instruction for all children. The small autonomous schools movement in Oakland is now serving as a model for school districts across the country that want to provide parents with high quality public education choices for their children. Read more>>
Learn the latest about how small autonomous schools are changing the face of education in Oakland at http://www.oaklandcommunity.org/issues.html
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Changing the Face of Education in Oakland.
 Parent-Teacher Home Visit Project
Parents and teachers in Sacramento Area Congregations Together created the first large-scale parent engagement strategy based on teacher home visits. Better communication between home and school helps both teachers and parents do their jobs better. With support from the California Teachers Association, PICO has won state legislation and federal funding for this innovative strategy which is now being used by more than 600 schools across the country.
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