Think College Now

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 attendance

 

2012

• Playwell-Outreach brings a four-week engineering class to TCN 

2011
• TCN wins Title 1 Academic Achievement Award. More coverage here and here. 

 

• TCN on NBC! Education Nation Summit, September 2011

 

2010

• 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