Every Saturday in Oakland is "supermarket Saturday," where Oakland Education Association union members and allies go out to major supermarkets in Oakland and spend the day handing out information about their contract. Oakland's teachers have been working for more than a year and a half without a contract. 30% of Oakland's teachers leave the school system every year. This is seen as one of the most significant factors that lead to a destabilized learning environment that drives 73 of 100 African American students out of the Oakland schools before graduation. The teachers may vote to authorize a strike in the next few weeks.

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