Over a dozen schools have fundraised and given away more than $250,000, no strings attached, to their families over the past year.

Board members were split on how and where to relocate the district’s central office staff from its current $243,000-a-month downtown office.

The limited schedule is a compromise to make sure that instructional time is equitable between distance learners and students who come to school, officials said.

To help students playing catch-up after a year of online learning, we compiled a list of local organizations offering free academic support.

Oakland Unity High School, a small public charter in East Oakland, is one of the only public schools in the city to offer in-person instruction, five days per week.

Some Pre-K through second graders were back on OUSD campuses Tuesday, for the first time in over a year.

Most teachers are thrilled to say goodbye to distance learning, but some say they picked up surprising new ideas along the way.

Disagreement over whether Oakland should close schools nearly derailed a sweeping plan to address the achievement gap and declining Black student enrollment.

The president of the 169-year-old school attributed the change to the pandemic, decreasing enrollment, and financial problems.

Pre-K through second graders would be back in classrooms by the end of the month. Older students will return in April.

A survey for families with older students will go out in the next few weeks.

With the elimination of the police department, the officers’ responsibilities will focus less on security and more on campus climate.

As Oakland teachers get their shots and calls for public schools to reopen this spring get louder, we’re taking a close look at what’s at stake.

Even during the pandemic, parents and staff from two very different Oakland schools have made time to find common ground.