The Joseph and Vera Long Foundation told us they liked what they saw about our program in Oakland, and they weren't kidding, backing up their words with a generous $15,000 grant on Dec. 4 to support our writer coaching in Oakland this year and to help us plan future expansion in the district.
The severely constricted district budget has vaporized funding for support programs in Oakland schools, and so for the time being, we are dependent entirely on outside support, grants and donations, to keep our coaches sitting next to students in Oakland classrooms. We are deeply grateful to the Joseph and Vera Long Foundation for helping us do just that.
Bob Menzimer