In the Press

  Oakland Teaching Fellows are   

  making great strides towards

  affecting student achievement in

  schools all around Oakland. The

  faculty of EXCEL High School is

  made up of seven Fellows   

  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 Oakland Teaching

  Fellows are taking to make a

  difference.

Press Highlights

         "Kwok studied biology in college, but he realized early on that a career in medicine

          wasn't for him. He had always connected well with kids, and he felt teaching

          could be another way to use his gifts to help others."

          "Kwok held their attention during fast-paced questions about the scientific method,

           using a bottle of water as an example. After he played a short video of a split grape

           that exploded in a microwave, one student made him smile when she blurted

           'I want to be a scientist when I grow up.'"

            Profile of a first-year Fellow, Oakland Tribune, 9/10/2007

         " For the first time in recent history, just about every special-education      
       classroom in Oakland city schools had a qualified teacher when the
       academic year started Monday, officials said."

       "...the district worked with organizations such as Oakland Teaching
       Fellows... to hire more than 50 new special
       education teachers."

                                -Oakland Tribune, 8/30/2005

         "Our public schoools can work--but they must be staffed by our most talented and

         accomplished citizens.  The Oakland Teaching Fellows is calling on our

         community's professionals and leaders to bring their success and talent to the

         classroom and effect change in our public schools."

                                - An Open Letter to the Community from Mayor Jerry Brown and State  

                                  Administrator Randolph E. Ward, Ed. D., 3/15/2005

Program Profile: Oakland Teaching Fellows, The Princeton Review Best Entry-Level Jobs: Paying Your Dues without Losing Your Mind, 2007 Edition

         The Best Entry Level Jobs profile highlights the relentless drive of

         Oakland Teaching Fellows, competitve salary and benefits, and program structures 

         that lay the foundations for success in the first year.

Interview:  Comcast Local Edition featuring Lisa Barrett, OTF Director, aired May 2005

Article:  City Seeking Teachers in the Private Sector, Oakland Tribune, 3/25/2005

Article:  Recruits to Fill Teaching Spots, Contra Costa Times, 3/29/2005

Press Release:  Oakland's Leaders Call for Community's Best and Brightest to Teach, 3/23/2005