Empowering
Families
Transforming
Education oakland
Learn more about our Raise the Bar A-G Campaign.
Empowering Families • Ecosystem Development • Increasing Access • Building Leadership •
Getting More Students Ready for College
Preparing students for college success.
Bridging the gap in college eligibility.
Goal: 80% college readiness by 2034.
Learn more about our Raise the Bar A-G Campaign
Raising the Bar!
At Families in Action, we’re on a mission to improve the quality of Oakland Public Schools, especially for Black, Brown, and underserved students.
Currently, only 2/10 Black and Brown students read at grade level, 1/10 are proficient in math, and around 1/2 students graduate eligible to attend California state colleges and universities.
FIA is working toward an Oakland where 80 percent of all student groups will be college ready by 2034.
We'll do this by fostering collaboration and bridging the gap between families, schools, and policymakers.
Our Work
Building Community Leaders
Through our leadership institutes, 1:1 coaching, and education campaigns, we train parents, students, and teachers on practices that will help their schools improve student academic outcomes.
Raise the Bar
Partnering with school leaders to develop strategies connecting parents to their students’ education journey.
Family Leadership Institutes
Empowering parents with advocacy skills to support their children’s academic success.
Lit For Literacy
Partnering with schools to build family literacy champions who build their leadership and learn reading strategies to make a difference at home and at school.
Student Agency
Changing outcomes through empowering youth leaders to build agency with their peers to understand the racial disparities in college eligibility and the tools and knowledge to self-advocate in 10 district and charter schools.
Building Civic Power
Facilitating connections between parent and student leaders and local policymakers to address school and community issues. Hosting candidate forums during elections to engage with school board and city council candidates.
Informed
Advocacy
Each year, we publish student academic reports that tell us how Oakland schools are doing educating our students.
Download Full Student Data Report – 2024 
QUICK STATS
70%
Of Oakland public school students are not able to do grade-level math, and across the state, over six in ten students fall below math proficiency.
Only 55%
of Black students graduate Oakland Public Schools A-G Ready. Only 44% of Special Education students graduate eligible for California state colleges/universities (vs. 84% Asian), highlighting a troubling achievement gap impacting Latinx (67%) and Black (55%) students.
Oakland Students
70% of Oakland public schools students are Latino or Black.
- African American
- Asian
- White
- Latino
- Other
In 2023,
math proficiency for Black and Brown students who make up 70% of Oakland students hovered in the mid-teens, unchanged from 2015.
Empowering Families • Ecosystem Development • Increasing Access • Building Leadership •
Ready to Get Involved?
Whether you want to volunteer your time, donate to support our cause, or attend one of our events, there are many ways to get involved and help us create positive change in our community.
