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Help Restore California's Promise as CSBA's Director of Media & Publications
Help Restore California's Promise as CSBA's Director of Media & Publications
Have a love of language and an eye for detail? Obsessively consume and produce media? Believe the children are the…
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A Sensible Way to Balance the Need for Information with Student Privacy Rights
A Sensible Way to Balance the Need for Information with Student Privacy Rights
Court should protect privacy of California’s students A recent court order threatens to put the records of 10 million…
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Healthy Food, Healthy Kids, Happy Outcomes
Healthy Food, Healthy Kids, Happy Outcomes
Today, one in four Oakland children does not have access to affordable, nutritious food. The San Francisco Chronicle…
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Oakland Schools Expand Special Program to Support Latino Boys
Oakland Schools Expand Special Program to Support Latino Boys
Jill Tucker of the The San Francisco Chronicle writes an interesting article about the Oakland Unified School…
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Elmhurst Community Prep: Making Deep East Oakland a Destination Spot for Teachers
Elmhurst Community Prep: Making Deep East Oakland a Destination Spot for Teachers
The Atlantic looks at how Elmhurst Community Preparatory School bucked the teacher shortage trend and attracted new…
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Growing Hope in Oakland -- and in OUSD!
Growing Hope in Oakland -- and in OUSD!
Thanks to Thomas Roberts and his team for producing this inspiring MSNBC piece "Growing Hope in Oakland". The short…
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Love Small Children? Love Literacy? You'll Love This Job!
Love Small Children? Love Literacy? You'll Love This Job!
Are you an intentional, meaningful, and fun educator who enjoys literacy instruction during all parts of the day? Our…
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Charting a Pathway to Excellence for Oakland Schools
Charting a Pathway to Excellence for Oakland Schools
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Superintendent Antwan Wilson and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf join students…
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Engaging for Equity: Seeking Talent for OUSD's New Community Engagement Unit
Engaging for Equity: Seeking Talent for OUSD's New Community Engagement Unit
Community Engagement Folks: The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is hiring a Director and three Specialists for…
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For the third year in a row, CalSPRA received four prestigious Chapter of Distinction awards, recognizing their excellence in membership growth…
For the third year in a row, CalSPRA received four prestigious Chapter of Distinction awards, recognizing their excellence in membership growth…
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Growing up as an adopted child shaped Chris Chatmon’s understanding of family, mentorship, and the power of community – and drove him to find ways to…
Growing up as an adopted child shaped Chris Chatmon’s understanding of family, mentorship, and the power of community – and drove him to find ways to…
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Thursday 7/16/2026 OUSD held its 2026 Exploring College Career and Communities Options Summer Internship Demonstration of Mastery at the CYPRESS…
Thursday 7/16/2026 OUSD held its 2026 Exploring College Career and Communities Options Summer Internship Demonstration of Mastery at the CYPRESS…
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Education
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Yale University
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Activities and Societies: Member, Yale Debate Association; Sports Editor, Yale Daily News
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Honors & Awards
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Bronze Winner, Best Feature Article 2019 TABBIE Awards
Trade Association Business Publications International
Bronze winner (3rd Place) for Best Feature Article in the 2019 TABBIES, the global awards competition for trade association publications
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Excellence in Communications Award
California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA)
Received an Excellence in Communications Award (Feature Writing) from the California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) for Special & Equal, an in-depth look at attempts to enhance the quality of special education in California and improve outcomes for students with disabilities.
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Excellence in Communications Award
California Schools Public Relations Association
Received an Excellence in Communications Award (Feature Writing) from the California School Public Relations Association (CalSPRA) for Breaking the Silence, an article about students with incarcerated parents and the growing efforts to support this population.
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Central Office Service Excellence Award
Oakland Unified School District
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Received a wonderful surprise from MY work and motherhood lifeline this year. Thank you for nominating me, Elisa Bubak!
Received a wonderful surprise from MY work and motherhood lifeline this year. Thank you for nominating me, Elisa Bubak!
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California’s state budget continues to expose a reality that too often goes unspoken: equity is not the same as equality. Many education investments…
California’s state budget continues to expose a reality that too often goes unspoken: equity is not the same as equality. Many education investments…
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CSBA’s Research and Education Policy Development Department published a trio of new literacy-related resources in May to support governance teams’…
CSBA’s Research and Education Policy Development Department published a trio of new literacy-related resources in May to support governance teams’…
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Happy Tuesday, everyone! I’m excited to share that it is now official: I have joined the California School Boards Association as an Education Policy…
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A new op-ed from CSBA CEO & Executive Director Vernon M. Billy details how the association's SOS for Student Achievement: Close the State…
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A small milestone for our Executive Hospitality program. We recently had the opportunity to provide beverage service for two corporate events…
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Today, I was reminded that service has a way of bringing us home. Home to the values our families instilled in us. Home to the neighborhoods that…
Today, I was reminded that service has a way of bringing us home. Home to the values our families instilled in us. Home to the neighborhoods that…
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One of the highlights of June was spending time with Dr. Helen V. Griffith , Superintendent of The Preuss School UC San Diego , and learning more…
One of the highlights of June was spending time with Dr. Helen V. Griffith , Superintendent of The Preuss School UC San Diego , and learning more…
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