As a method of increasing race and class diversity in higher performing OUSD schools, results look promising so far.
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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2 vacant Oakland Unified School District properties will become teacher housing
The OUSD board voted to lease two East Oakland sites for employee homes. The developments will also include a Black Cultural Zone hub and a job training center.
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Kaiser Elementary School, closed in 2019, to reopen as early learning center
While many Oakland community members are eager to see children on the campus again, some are still grieving the closure of the school.
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Oakland school closures, mergers, and expansions: here’s how OUSD will decide
Plans to close or consolidate schools could be approved in September as part of OUSD’s Citywide Plan.
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Watch: Oakland student leaders revisit a year of activism
Reporter Ashley McBride sat down with Denilson Garibo and Malia Liao to discuss student activism in Oakland.
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Distance learning lawsuit against California involving Oakland families moves forward
The Oakland Reach and OUSD students and parents claim that the state failed its constitutional duty to provide an adequate education during the pandemic.
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Aspire ERES students, staff say goodbye to their shuttered Fruitvale charter school
Unable to find a permanent location to allow for expansion, the school became financially unsustainable and is closing this year.
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كيف كسبت الجالية اليمنية في الدائرة التعليمية لمدارس أوكلاند الموحدة المزيد من مصادر الدخل للمسلمين وللطلاب والأسر الناطقين باللغة العربية
تخطط مدارس أوكلاند لتوظيف المزيد من الموظفين الناطقين باللغة العربية وإجراء دورات تدريبية في مجال مراعاة تعدد الثقافات وإضافة عطلات الأعياد إلى التقويم المدرسي.
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How OUSD’s Yemeni community won more resources for Arabic-speaking and Muslim students and families
Oakland schools plan to hire more Arabic-speaking staff, conduct cultural sensitivity training, and add Eid holidays to the school calendar.
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Where Oakland kids and families can get free food this summer
Free nutritious meals are available for delivery and pickup at schools, libraries, and recreation centers.