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Oakland Tribune
 

 


BASE on TV: Comcast Local Edition

Page Tompkins, BASE Director, and Estelle Austin, BASE Senior, appeared on Comcast Local Edition in January 2006. The piece aired on CNN and CNN Headline News

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NEWSPAPER ARTICLES



REACH Institute and BASE featured in the

Sunday, November 4, 2007

Business Section

Re: Framing Rethinking
How To Teach the New Teachers


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"Charter Renewed After Unanimous Vote"

On February 14, 2006 the Alameda Unified School District Board of Education Renewed the BASE Charter. The charter redesign and submission process was lead by BASE youth.
Alameda Sun, February 23, 2006
Youth Letter to the Editor, Alameda Sun, February 16, 2006
Alameda Journal, January 31, 2006



"Charter School Making Progress in API Scores" BASE has been recognized for getting impressive growth on standardized test scores despite a non-traditional curriculum and a high percentage of young people who were previously unsuccessful in school.
Alameda Journal, Friday, April 8, 2005

"BASE Students' Plea To Board"
On Tuesday April 27, 2004, BASE youth, families, and supporters took social action on behalf of their school, attending the AUSD school board meeting to demand payment of BASE's share of the Measure A Parcel Tax.

Two articles were written about the youth action:
Alameda Sun, Thursday, April 29, 2004
Oakland Tribune, Saturday, May 1, 2003

"BASE Charter High School: Building Community
Leaders One Project at a Time"

Charter Currents, Spotlight on Innovation, Fall 2003

"Hands In Project"
Oakland Tribune, Wednesday, June 4, 2003

"New HOME Ready"
Alameda Journal, Friday, October 20, 2003



"BASE Opens"
Alameda Journal, September 2001

 
 

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