Nonprofit urges change after finding only 3-in-10 Oakland students can read at grade level

"It's 40 out of 120 public schools that we really feel like they are really making great improvement or they are meeting the standard,"

"What we are seeing is that there is a little growth but there is really not enough growth,"

"When my son entered high school, I thought he was better prepared, and that wasn't the case. When we used to go to school, they used to tell me he is doing well. But when he was being compared to other students, we realized that he wasn't doing as well as we thought,"

"We actually do dual enrollment, which we have our seniors and juniors, they actually take college courses. So they either go off campus and go to the local colleges, like Laney or Mary College, and we also have visiting professors come to our campus to also teach courses,"

Oakland student reading and math proficiency levels are well below state grade levels. Only about 3-in-10 students can read at grade level and roughly 1-in-4 are proficient in grade-level math. Forty out of 120 public schools show meaningful improvement or meet standards. Overall growth in student achievement is small and insufficient to close proficiency gaps. Some parents discovered preparedness gaps when comparing their children to peers. Families are calling for greater year-round transparency from the district beyond report cards. Some schools employ dual enrollment and visiting professors to boost academic opportunities.

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