If Oakland’s school board doesn’t fill the vacant seat by July 1, the county will step in to call a special election.
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McClymonds High School community has high hopes for campus overhaul
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.
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Meet the Oakland rep running unopposed on the Alameda County Board of Education
JoaquÃn Rivera has been on the ACOE board since 2010, and said this will be his last term.
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OUSD board member Shanthi Gonzales resigns
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.
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‘We’re going to continue to fight’: Oakland teachers strike over school closures
A last-minute effort by OUSD to stop the one-day strike failed on Thursday.
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Concern over graduation rates, Black student achievement lead debate at OUSD board meeting
The superintendent and most board members avoided discussion of this Friday’s one-day strike by the teachers union to protest school closures.
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OUSD to families: Keep students home this Friday
Oakland teachers announced a one-day strike over school closures, and district leaders say they won’t be able to cover staff absences.
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Paul Quinn College, a Texas HBCU, has its eyes on Oakland
The school is seeking an expansion that would make it the first undergraduate historically Black college in the state.
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‘I want students to have more than I did’: A Tiger takes the reins at Fremont High
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.
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Outrage greets OUSD board at first in-person meeting since school-closures vote
School board members show no sign of reversing course, despite ongoing community opposition and a new charge of racial discrimination by the ACLU.