In the Press

EXCEL High School Highlighted for Continued Growth

    Corps Teachers are making great strides

    towards affecting student achievement in

    schools all around Oakland. The faculty of

    EXCEL High School includes innovative,

    committed teachers from OCTC and the

    Oakland Teaching Fellows program who

    are all contributing to raising achievement

    levels with their students and in the school.

    Click here to read more about EXCEL and

    learn about the steps that Corps Teachers

    are taking to make a difference.

OCTC Training Featured in the East Bay Express

"Indeed, the corps — is aiming to build community. The program guarantees positions for its teachers, part of the reason it is more selective than most private universities — this year the corps accepted less than 10 percent of the roughly seven hundred teachers who applied.In return for job placement, training, and resources, the program asks for a commitment. “We specifically look for teachers who want a career here in Oakland,” Barrett said.

Click here to learn more about the Corps Teacher experience in the East Bay Express, 08/15/2007

Making a District-Wide Impact

Corps Teachers are contributing to the Oakland Unified School District’s overall improvement and ongoing commitment to increasing student achievement.

Press Release: Oakland Unified API Gains Continue to Outpace State Average, 08/31/2006

Oakland has demonstrated success in raising the District API (Academic Performance Index, a standard measure of academic growth) at a higher rate than the state average for California over the past year.  Oakland schools also met their set targets for district-wide academic growth at a higher rate than the state average, demonstrating Oakland teachers’ success in raising student achievement.  For details, click on the link.