Enforcing the vaccine requirement this year would have likely pushed nearly 3,000 students out of school.
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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After 4 days of boycott, Oakland students say COVID demands have not been met
The students pledge to continue their protest until OUSD provides better testing at all schools. The teachers union is also calling for improved safety measures.
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On day 1 of student boycott, teachers stage ‘sickout’ closing 3 Oakland schools
Oakland Unified School District has had student absence rates above 20% in January.
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Oakland high schoolers prepare to ‘boycott’ over COVID safety
With omicron surging, over a thousand students have signed a petition calling on OUSD to do more to make campuses safer.
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Here’s where Oakland Unified could make $50 million in budget cuts
The school board will vote by the end of the month on the reductions, which will impact school sites and central office staff.
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Oakland schools are facing $50M in cuts. Here are some budget basics
With Oakland’s school board under pressure to make major reductions, we set out to answer questions about school finances, and provide resources for more digging.
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Oakland teachers plan ‘sickout’ protest as omicron cases surge
Amid a spike in COVID cases, some educators are pressuring OUSD to provide weekly testing and KN95 face masks.
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Need to get rid of your Christmas tree or other large items? Here’s how
The city of Oakland will be hauling away old trees through Jan. 14.
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The year Oakland schools reopened
The biggest education news in 2021 was undoubtedly the reopening of schools during a pandemic.
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Budget decisions loom for Oakland Unified, which faces a $40 million shortfall in coming year
District leaders emphasize the need to increase salaries, but OUSD also faces declining enrollment and attendance, which means less revenue.