I urge you to take a stand as our city's council in support of Oakland teachers. Our beloved teachers are standing up for a living way and better classroom conditions for Oakland's children. Our city should commit to our teachers who truly make our public schools great. As a parent of a 2nd grader at Redwood Heights Elementary School, I can't imagine our school without our amazing, kind and committed teachers who have been working without a contract for almost two years. IMHO they should be the highest paid professionals in Oakland! The parents at RHS and around the OUSD community are prepared to stand with our teachers in a strike for better wages and schools but make no mistake that this will create huge disruptions to the city and our families' lives. We hope you will send a message to OUSD to meet the teacher's demands and begin the process of rebuilding a public school system that Oakland children deserve.
I urge you to take a stand as our city's council in support of Oakland teachers. Our beloved teachers are standing up for a living way and better classroom conditions for Oakland's children. Our city should commit to our teachers who truly make our public schools great. As a parent of a 2nd grader at Redwood Heights Elementary School, I can't imagine our school without our amazing, kind and committed teachers who have been working without a contract for almost two years. IMHO they should be the highest paid professionals in Oakland! The parents at RHS and around the OUSD community are prepared to stand with our teachers in a strike for better wages and schools but make no mistake that this will create huge disruptions to the city and our families' lives. We hope you will send a message to OUSD to meet the teacher's demands and begin the process of rebuilding a public school system that Oakland children deserve.