Libby believes the best way to fight crime is to address the root causes - particularly through crime prevention and education. Libby will bring her experience of mentoring at-risk youth and building an education non-profit program to bring volunteers into every Oakland public school and will use the Mayor's office to help our kids succeed in school. As Mayor, Libby Schaaf will:
Make it an Oakland priority to increase graduation rates in city high schools with successful dropout intervention and truancy prevention strategies.
Work with Oakland businesses to create job-training pathways for Oakland high school graduates to help them gain practical skills.
Aggressively pursue strategies to ensure ALL Oakland kids succeed in school — with special focus on correcting unacceptable disparities for underserved communities.