Barack Obama Academy, an alternative middle school in OUSD recently achieved significant gains in its California Standards Test (CST) scores for the 2010-2011 school year. This story of a school "least-likely to succeed" is a testament of hope.

The LIFTT-NSBE Jr. Chapter (of Oakland, CA) will host its first annual STEM Awareness Day at the Mills College School of Education to champion the cause of preparing our nation's youth in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math.

Dr. NNeka Harrison and Dr. Chris Harrison (a husband and wife team of African-American educators) have both earned their doctorates in education from Mills College in Oakland, CA. The story of Drs. Chris and NNeka Harrison is an inspiration for many.