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TCN IN THE NEWS
2014
• TCN's first students to enter college celebrated in this ABC7 piece covering our May 2014 10-Year Anniversary Gala• 5th-grade teacher Marlene Castro profiled in College Track newsletter• TCN recognized for outstanding student attendance2012• Playwell-Outreach brings a four-week engineering class to TCN• TCN on NBC! Education Nation Summit, September 20112010
- TCN is highlighted in this video, which describes the UC Berkeley Build tutor program.
- TCN's college scholarship pledge program receives a mention in this ABC7 story.
- TCN bookworms read 100 million minutes, earn hair-raizing reward! (ABC7 video)
- Former Principal David Silver shares TCN's vision in D.C. before Congress!
- TCN featured in Forbes Magazine
2009
- Video: TCN is featured in this UC Berkeley video: "East Bay Non-Profits Working to Improve Access and Transition to Higher Education"
- Video: "California Students Show Academic Improvement" - ABC7's coverage of 2009 Academic Performance Index (API) scores, highlighting TCN's 80-point jump to 848 - ABC7 News, Sept. 15, 2009
- "Oakland's School Test Scores: Big Gains" - TCN recognized for 2009 API success - Oakland Tribune, Sept. 16, 2009
- TCN "outperforms other district schools" according to Sept. 2009 Cambridge Report
2008
- "5th-Graders Get Jump on College Education" - TCN's 2nd Annual Alumni Night - ABC7 News, May 2009
- "Ruling the School Was Harder Than They Thought" - TCN 5th-Graders Take Over the School for a Day -Oakland Tribune, June 12, 2008
- "Just a Flatlands School, You Say? Think Again" - TCN Wins California Distinguished School Award - Oakland Tribune, April 9, 2008
- "Oakland Youth Reach for the Stars" - 5th-graders visit Chabot Space & Science Center - Oakland Post, March 25, 2008
- $1,000 Scholarships Presented to TCN's 5th-Graders
Oakland Tribune, March 22, 2008 - TCN on TV! Oratorical Winners on ABC7's "View From the Bay"
- TCN on NPR! Listen to the KALW feature
- Video: Dell Foundation profiles TCN
2007
- "Title I Academic Achievement Awardees" - California Department of Education press release - December 11, 2007
- "School Points Kids Toward Colleges, Improves Test Scores"- TCN's college-going culture highlighted - North Gate News, Sept. 22, 2007 (Originally published in Oakland Tribune)
- "State Test Results Show Persistent Achievement Gaps" - TCN cited as one of few area schools narrowing the gap - SF Chronicle, Aug. 16, 2007
- "Think College Now Kids Dunk Principal and Teachers" - TCN students dunk Principal Silver and staff as reward for winning "Million Minute Challenge" - Oakland Tribune, June 15, 2007
- Video: "40 Oakland 5th-Graders to Get College Scholarships" - cbs5.com, May 9, 2007
- Video: Principal Silver "On the Roof" - Footage of 2006's "Million Minute Challenge" and discussion of TCN's achievements - ABC7's Beyond the Headlines