Students Compete for Title of America's Top Young Scientist prnewswire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from prnewswire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Oakland Teacher Bringing Girls to Computer Science
Long interested in bridging educational gaps for women and people of color, a teacher at Bret Harte Middle School in California has inspired students and recruited them to computer studies with all-girls classes.
June 09, 2021 •
Toting a chalkboard and her clipboard, she d teach her neighbor-students arithmetic in her free time.
In high school, Parnell worked in a local elementary school in her community of south Los Angeles. While a student at the women s college Bryn Mawr, she helped coordinate a tutoring program for high school students. I ve always wanted to be in this field, said Parnell, an educator at Oakland s Bret Harte Middle School honored by the district with a Teacher of the Year award in May.
Oakland Education Association President Keith Brown was elected Monday to serve as president of the Alameda Labor Council, AFL-CIO, which represents about 135 union localsthroughout the Alameda County and over 100,000 workers.
“It’s a great honor, and I’m humbled to serve in this position to be able to support working families and workers in Oakland and throughout Alameda County,” said Brown, who was elected by labor council delegates on Monday night. Like other officers of the federation, he continues in his present position in his local union.
“My role as president will be to continue an agenda to push for progressive change in Oakland and Alameda County,” said Brown, who rose to regional and national prominence during the Oakland Education Association’s successful strike in 2019.