More teachers and especially teachers of color may remain in Oakland thanks in part to $6 million from state and private sources, city officials announced Thursday morning.
Five million dollars will go toward continuing the Teachers Rooted in Oakland program. The program reduces the cost of housing for Oakland Unified School District teachers as well as prospective teachers training and earning their credential. TRiO also provides a stipend for both groups.
Ninety percent of students in the Oakland Unified School District are students of color while 50 percent of the workforce is white. "It's clearly what I care about," Schaaf said as she prepares to leave office following eight years at the helm of a major American city.
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