Barack Obama Academy

Barack Obama Academy is a small alternative middle school in Oakland, California. It is part of the Oakland Unified School District. It became notable as the first middle school in the United States to be officially named or renamed after US President Barack Obama in March 2009. The middle school, which opened in 2007, was formerly known as the Alternative Learning Community.[1] The name change was prompted by the school's students.[2]

For the school in Dallas, Texas, see Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy.
Barack Obama Academy
Location
Oakland, California

United States
Information
TypePublic school
Established2007
School districtOakland Unified School District
Faculty5
Enrollment24

As of 2011 it had 24 students, most of whom were low income African Americans.[3][4]

References
  1. Oakland middle school to be renamed for Obama, The San Francisco Chronicle, March 27, 2009
  2. Oakland school named for Obama, United Press International, March 26, 2009
  3. "Oakland's alternative: Barack Obama Academy". Lincoln Child Center. February 8, 2011. Archived from the original on March 20, 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. Oakland middle school to be renamed for Obama, The San Francisco Chronicle, March 27, 2009


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