Most Oakland Unified School District third graders are not reading at grade level. Many schools are turning to “high-dosage” tutoring from community-based organizations to help.
Author Archives: Ashley McBride
Ashley McBride reports on education equity for The Oaklandside. She covered the 2019 Oakland Unified School District teachers’ strike as a breaking news reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle. More recently, she was an education reporter for the San Antonio Express-News where she covered several local school districts, charter schools, and the community college system. McBride earned her master’s degree in journalism from Syracuse University, has held positions at the Palm Beach Post and the Poynter Institute, and is a recent Hearst Journalism Fellow.
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Mike Hutchinson pulls ahead in District 4 school board race
Hutchinson, who currently represents D5 on the OUSD board, overtook candidate Nick Resnick who had been leading since election night. The third candidate, Pecolia Manigo, isn’t far behind.
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In Oakland school board races, leading candidates are cautiously optimistic
Jennifer Brouhard leads by a large margin in District 2, but the races in districts 4 and 6 could go down to the wire.
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OUSD school board race: Brouhard, Resnick, Bachelor pull ahead
Jennifer Brouhard, Nick Resnick, and Valarie Bachelor are leading in the OUSD races for districts 2, 4, and 6, but the results are close with many ballots left to be counted.
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OUSD director Aimee Eng on school closures and budget tradeoffs
The District 2 director has been part of a tumultuous time in Oakland Unified School District history, serving through multiple superintendents, budget crises, a teacher strike, and school closures.
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The biggest donors and fundraisers in the OUSD school board races
Several groups that poured money into the campaigns of charter-friendly candidates in past OUSD elections haven’t contributed this year.
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OUSD will consider student recommendations for improving school safety
School board members also introduced a resolution to replace a vacant administrative building on Second Avenue with a student resource center.
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Measure H and Measure S on your Oakland ballot: college readiness and noncitizen voting
The measure to allow noncitizen parents to vote in school board elections could face legal challenges.
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Mental health, safety, and closures take center stage at Oakland school board candidate forum
All 9 OUSD board candidates spoke at a debate hosted by student organizations at Fremont High School.
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After Rudsdale shooting, Oakland schools grapple with questions of safety
Recent gun violence has renewed discussions about campus security, two years after OUSD got rid of its police force.
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2022 Election: Meet the OUSD school board candidates for District 6
Labor organizer Valarie Bachelor, current D6 appointee Kyra Mungia, and long-time schools advocate and parent Joel Velasquez are running to represent East Oakland.
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Parker Elementary occupation comes to a close
After 125 days, the group occupying the Parker school building to keep it from closing ended their protest and the school board voted on a new use for the facility.
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Stressed, scared, tired: 6 Oakland students on school safety after Rudsdale shooting
We asked six OUSD student leaders what would make them feel safer on campus.
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OUSD board member Clifford Thompson talks charters, closures, and improving schools in deep East Oakland
The District 7 school board director spoke to The Oaklandside about how being a teacher helps guide his decisions on the board.
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Election 2022: Meet the candidates running for OUSD school board in District 4
Mike Hutchinson, Pecolia Manigo, and Nick Resnick shared their thoughts about school closures, the budget, and how to improve academic outcomes across the district.
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School board candidates meet for first forum after Rudsdale shooting
Five of the nine Oakland school board candidates discussed academics, money, and charter schools at a forum organized by Families In Action. Little was debated about school safety.
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What we know, and don’t know, about the shooting at Rudsdale High School
A month ago, the East Oakland hills campus saw another violent incident.
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Shooting on school campus in East Oakland hills injures 6
Students and staff were injured on Wednesday on the King Estates campus.
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Election 2022: Meet the Oakland school board candidates for D2
Jennifer Brouhard, David Kakishiba, and Max Orozco are all parents who sent their children to OUSD schools.
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Students march in Oakland against climate injustice
Opposing environmental racism and all forms of violence, the protest coincided with an international day of action.