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Ashley McBride writes about education equity for The Oaklandside. Her work covers Oakland’s public district and charter schools. Before joining The Oaklandside in 2020, Ashley was a reporter for the San Antonio Express-News and the San Francisco Chronicle as a Hearst Journalism Fellow, and has held positions at the Poynter Institute and the Palm Beach Post. Ashley earned her master’s degree in journalism from Syracuse University.

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Sheng Thao addressing media regarding her resolution to declare Oakland a sanctuary city for abortion
Posted inHealth & Environment

City Council will declare Oakland a pro-choice sanctuary city

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

With Roe v. Wade’s future in jeopardy, Oakland leaders pledge to protect abortion and other reproductive health-care rights.

outside of a high school building
Posted inEducation Equity

McClymonds High School community has high hopes for campus overhaul

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride May 9, 2022May 9, 2022

The historically Black school in West Oakland is receiving $65 million in Measure Y funding for long-needed upgrades. School leaders hope the improvements will lead to higher enrollment.

Posted inEducation Equity

Meet the Oakland rep running unopposed on the Alameda County Board of Education

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride May 5, 2022August 9, 2022

Joaquín Rivera has been on the ACOE board since 2010, and said this will be his last term.

Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD board member Shanthi Gonzales resigns

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride May 2, 2022August 9, 2022

In a letter Monday, Gonzales condemned a lack of focus on student academic success and intimidation tactics by those who disagree with the board’s school closures plan.

Oakland teachers and supporters march in front of La Escuelita Elementary School holding signs that they are on strike.
Posted inEducation Equity

‘We’re going to continue to fight’: Oakland teachers strike over school closures

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride April 29, 2022April 29, 2022

A last-minute effort by OUSD to stop the one-day strike failed on Thursday.

Posted inEducation Equity

Concern over graduation rates, Black student achievement lead debate at OUSD board meeting

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride April 28, 2022April 29, 2022

The superintendent and most board members avoided discussion of this Friday’s one-day strike by the teachers union to protest school closures.

Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD to families: Keep students home this Friday

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride April 26, 2022April 27, 2022

Oakland teachers announced a one-day strike over school closures, and district leaders say they won’t be able to cover staff absences.

Posted inEducation Equity

Paul Quinn College, a Texas HBCU, has its eyes on Oakland

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride April 21, 2022April 21, 2022

The school is seeking an expansion that would make it the first undergraduate historically Black college in the state.

Posted inEducation Equity

‘I want students to have more than I did’: A Tiger takes the reins at Fremont High

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride April 18, 2022April 19, 2022

Nidya Baez could have pursued her education career anywhere, but she decided to stay at her East Oakland alma mater. Now, she’ll be taking over as principal in July.

Posted inEducation Equity

Outrage greets OUSD board at first in-person meeting since school-closures vote

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

School board members show no sign of reversing course, despite ongoing community opposition and a new charge of racial discrimination by the ACLU.

side by side headshots of L.K. Monroe and Alysse Castro
Posted inEducation Equity

Meet the two candidates running for Alameda County superintendent

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride April 11, 2022August 9, 2022

Incumbent L.K. Monroe and challenger Alysse Castro spoke to The Oaklandside about school funding, COVID recovery, and the financial challenges facing OUSD.

Posted inEducation Equity

What does Alameda County’s education office do for Oakland schools?

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride April 6, 2022August 9, 2022

In the June primary, voters will choose between L.K. Monroe and Alysse Castro for county superintendent. Here’s a guide to understanding how the office works.

Posted inEducation Equity

Oakland parents fought to create La Escuelita. Now they’re fighting to save it

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

‘The little school,’ which grew out of a bilingual preschool, is getting smaller this year as part of OUSD’s school closure plan.

OUSD school board members sitting behind the dais
Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD will lease more space to charters, amid school-closure turmoil

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride March 24, 2022March 24, 2022

Oakland Unified is legally required to offer its unused facilities to charter schools. But the new agreements were hotly contested at Wednesday’s school board meeting.

Posted inEducation Equity

What makes a ‘good school?’ Families share their reasons for choosing OUSD

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride March 24, 2022July 7, 2022

While Oakland schools are seeing fewer students enroll each year, many families say the district has plenty to offer.

Posted inEducation Equity

Bishop O’Dowd chosen to pilot new African American studies course

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

The class, led by longtime Black history teacher Tony Green, will be one of 68 across the country.

Posted inEducation Equity

Oakland school closures: Parker K-8’s close-knit community

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride March 15, 2022March 15, 2022

Families at Parker—a nearly century-old school in East Oakland—aren’t going quietly.

students in classroom
Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD will keep its mask mandate—for now

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride March 10, 2022March 18, 2022

In two weeks, Oakland Unified School District may allow students to stop wearing masks outdoors. Plus: Officials presented a budget update at Wednesday’s school board meeting.

students walking to class at Community Day School
Posted inEducation Equity

School closures: Community Day serves Oakland’s most vulnerable students. Where will they go?

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride March 9, 2022March 15, 2022

Educators at OUSD’s only alternative school for expelled students fear some may not be ready to transition out when the campus closes later this year.

Posted inEducation Equity

Why do so many families opt out of OUSD schools? It’s complicated

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride March 7, 2022July 7, 2022

Thousands of children who live in Oakland don’t attend district schools. We spoke to four families about why they decided to leave.

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