YES's Karen Pezzetti Is Teacher of the Year!

Karen Pezzetti, a 12th-grade teacher at Youth Empowerment School, has been named Oakland's Teacher of the Year! Click here to read more.

Small Schools' Scores on the Rise!

Most of the schools in our network boosted their scores on the California Standards Test in both math and reading. Two of them -- ACORN Woodland and Sankofa Academy -- were singled out for their dramatic gains in a recent Oakland Tribune feature. Read it here!

Now More Than Ever - Invest in Oakland's Public Schools

The budget cuts threatening our already struggling public schools will have little impact on Oakland's affluent schools -- it’s the flatland public schools we must worry about, where families do not have the resources they need. Click here to learn more about our fund drive!