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The Street Academy is a product of the civil rights and social justice movements and its operation reflects those values. The school was established by then superintendent Marcus Foster, the National Institute of Education and the Bay Area Urban League. It offers a warm, small school environment for high school students, with a curriculum, that fulfills all of the requirements to attend a four year college. Each student has a Counselor-Teacher-Mentor who is responsible for assisting the student with school work, immediate problems, planning for the future, and staying in touch with the parents.
The school has had an ethnic studies requirement ever since its founding in 1973.
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/the-street-academy-turns-forty/Content?oid=3560626
http://oaklandstreetacademy.org/
honored at the city council meeting on june 18th
Gallo: First located on Fruitvale and International above gabardine store then at Miller library site, now on Pill hill. Hope and opportunity for youth for those who might not have done well at more traditional public high schools.
The month of May was declared the Emiliano Zapata Street Academy month.
Brooks was on the Urban League Board 15 years ago when they were affiliated with the academy.
McElhaney's eldest son was enrolled and she helped them develop their own foundation. Her daughter may have also gone there- unclear from what she said.
According to a speaker (not sure who) from the Academy, all three council members were very influential in the survival of the school.
