Since 1973, the Oakland Emiliano Zapata Street Academy has been a small, alternative high school committed to preventing students of color from dropping out or being pushed out of the education system while providing access to academic success. Street Academy exists to resist race, class and other inequalities in our public schools, in our society and in our world. We promote Academic Achievement, Civic Engagement, Respect, Responsibility and Unity. Students who would have otherwise dropped out of high school become college eligible and are prepared for a career after graduation. Students are taught to take responsibility for themselves, others and the improvement of society by actively engaging in the struggle against oppression in all its forms. Students learn to respect themselves