Kindergarten teacher, Xavier Buster takes a question from at eager student on the first day of school at The 100 Black Men Community School on Tuesday Sept. 04, 2012 in Oakland, Calif.

First grader Saliou Sow plays on the jungle gym during recess, Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at the100 Black Men Community Charter School, in Oakland, Calif. Lacy Atkins/The Chronicle ...