Posts by Tag: District 6

As part of our 2018 school board candidate endorsement process, GO Public Schools Oakland Advocates asked each candidate to complete a questionnaire.

These questionnaires provide critical information about the school board candidates. The feedback we gathered from the questionnaires help inform our Leadership Council’s decision about whether and whom to endorse.

These are our endorsements for the 2018 OUSD school board elections. After an eventful Candidate Interview Day where we were able to get feedback from… Read More

We have decided to make no endorsement in District 6. GO’s endorsement process involved nearly 100 community members participating in a candidate interview day, where we were able to hear from the candidates on a number of issues affecting our students and then provide feedback that was used for the endorsements. We heard from 2 candidates running for District 6 school board that day, and incumbent Shanthi Gonzales did not join the interview day. Since then, Director Gonzales is the only candidate who has qualified for the ballot and will face write-in challenger Anthony Wilson.

Three seats on the Oakland Unified School District school board in California are up for general election on November 6, 2018, in Districts 2, 4,… Read More

The GO Public Schools Advocates Oakland community engages in a rich and unique endorsement process during school board election cycles. We engage hundreds of Oaklanders… Read More