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.

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, competitive 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

"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 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 schools 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