Large crowd rallies in support of striking school teachers in Oakland

Nearly 1,000 Oakland public school teachers, students, parents and others rallied outside Oakland City Hall last week in support of striking teachers.

Keith Brown, the president of the Oakland Education Association, which represents the school district’s 3,000 teachers, said at the rally in Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, “This is one of the most inspiring days of my life and we are making history today.”