‘Our School Felt Sick’: Former Staff Allege Turmoil at Berkley Maynard Academy ^17%

KQED - By Holly McDede - 1/15/2026, 3:00 PM

Anecdotal 23.5% - Negativity Bias 18.9% - Appeal to Authority 18.1%

C’erah King-Polk was among the first elementary school students to attend Berkley Maynard Academy, or BMA, when the North Oakland charter school opened in 2005. The school felt like home, and teachers and classmates were like family. King-Polk met her best friend at BMA, still keeps in touch with her fourth-grade teacher, and she later... more