to reflect on and process what Prof. Kozol is saying about the systemic flaws in our current educational policies that fail African American students 

then https://www.ousd.org/

explore Demographics,  What information, programs, and pedagogy, does the district provide on their district web page, with regard to literacy and in particular in meeting the needs of the African American students? Review and analyze the testing/performance data for African Americans and other groups at the school https://www.ousddata.org/oakland-public-school-report-cards.html

 Write a clear argument in which you propose very specific policies to be implemented or actions to be taken by the State of California to address the inequalities faced by African American students in schools. 

 Make sure that your proposed policies and actions are original