#oakland-schools

#oakland-schools

Aguilar-Ceja had been in the foster care system and was moved from Oakland to Concord in the middle of her high school years. But she loved the close-knit community at her small Fruitvale charter school and didn't want to change schools. Her advisor at ARISE, who lived in Pleasanton, offered to pick her up from Concord and drive her to school.

Most teachers spend money out of their own paycheck to support their students. And so this is a way to say we should stop doing that. Until our country understands that we need to fund public education better, this is one way to do it.