At its best, nothing is more unifying and vital to a community’s civic health than a high-quality neighborhood school. Why, then, do all notions of “school choice” end up being about either charter or private schools?
Enter Oakland SOL, a new dual-immersion middle school in the Flatlands section of Oakland, California -- and the city school district’s first new school in more than a decade.
Created over three years of hard work and careful planning by a motivated group of local students, parents, and educators, Oakland SOL paints a different picture of school choice -- one that is squarely grounded in the aspirations of the families and children who will comprise its community core.
“If we can provide programs that help them make the choice to stay in our district, I think that’s fiscally responsible,” said Katherine Carter, SOL’s founding principal. “It shows the district cares about creating quality experiences for our kids and our families.”
Oakland SOL is a 180 production co-produced by Rob English and Sam Chaltain.
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