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How to protect yourself from poor air quality | Fired OPD chief feels 'vindicated' after new report | 50 years of Everett and Jones

Category: Education Equity

Posted inEducation Equity

After bomb threat and shooting, calls for more secure Oakland schools

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride September 18, 2023September 18, 2023

In recent weeks, safety concerns have forced OUSD schools to cancel instruction. Community members are pushing district officials to take action.

Parents Shefali Shah and Saleem Shakir-Gilmore with son Amari Shah-Shakir stand in front their home in Oakland, California.
Posted inEducation Equity

Diversity groups in Oakland schools provide space for difficult conversations about race, power, and privilege

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

Backlash to a playdate for students of color at Chabot Elementary highlights the importance of equity initiatives at OUSD, parents said.

Posted inEducation Equity

Student homelessness in OUSD grew nearly 70% in 3 years

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

Oakland Unified counted 1,780 unhoused students in 2023. We break down several factors responsible for the increase.

Two elementary school children sit at a round table in a library with books lining the shelves behind them.
Posted inEducation Equity

Want to help kids read? Apply to receive free books and money to start a literacy program

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride September 12, 2023September 12, 2023

The Oakland Literacy Coalition is looking to support community groups serving preschool to high school-aged children.

Wearing different colored pennies, Ayesha and Steph Curry walk on the soccer field at Lockwood STEAM Academy
Posted inEducation Equity

Stephen and Ayesha Curry’s foundation to raise $50 million for Oakland schools

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride September 6, 2023September 6, 2023

Launched in 2019, the Eat.Learn.Play Foundation has refurbished half a dozen Oakland schoolyards this year.

Posted inEducation Equity

Legal sideshows? These young East Bay developers made a video game that reimagines Oakland car culture

Avatar photo by Jose Fermoso September 1, 2023September 1, 2023

“Highsidin’” grew out of the nonprofit Gamehead’s work to bring racial and economic diversity to game development

A man walks by a playground structure.
Posted inEducation Equity

East Oakland school demands OUSD take steps to release state money for campus fixes

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride August 30, 2023September 5, 2023

Teachers and students at Cox Academy, a public charter, have dealt with leaky classrooms, an aging play-structure, and flooded basement.

Yellow police tape in front of an elementary school playground.
Posted inEducation Equity

Chabot Elementary evacuated, school canceled due to bomb threat

Ashley McBride headshotJacob Simas headshot by Ashley McBride and Jacob Simas August 29, 2023September 1, 2023

The Oakland school was deluged with harassment and racist threats after conservatives on social media criticized a “playdate social” event. Classes resumed on Wednesday.

A stack of "register to vote" pamphlets.
Posted inEducation Equity

Oakland youth could vote in school board elections as early as 2024

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride August 28, 2023August 28, 2023

Measure QQ, which lowers the voting age to 16 for OUSD board elections, has faced roadblocks since it was approved by voters in 2020.

Posted inEducation Equity

How can Oakland Unified be more efficient? Report lays out plan, including school closures

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride August 24, 2023August 24, 2023

A majority of the school board is opposed to closures, but an agency recommended them to help the district improve services.

empty classroom with spaced desks
Posted inEducation Equity

Judge to decide if California failed low-income students during COVID

by John Fensterwald August 23, 2023August 23, 2023

A lawsuit filed in 2020 by students in Oakland and L.A. got an Alameda County court’s approval to go to trial later this year.

Classroom building at Fremont High School under construction.
Posted inEducation Equity

Want to help Oakland schools? OUSD needs volunteers for several citizen committees

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride August 22, 2023August 22, 2023

You can help to ensure that Oakland Unified is spending its tax dollars properly.

Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD special election candidates are back on the ballot

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride August 18, 2023August 18, 2023

Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez and Jorge Lerma were told they didn’t qualify to run for the vacant District 5 seat due to confusion over district boundaries during the signature-gathering process.

Street signs at an intersection along the 3400 block of International Boulevard
Posted inEducation Equity

Major city error leaves no candidates in Oakland school board election

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride August 17, 2023August 18, 2023

The District 5 special election is in disarray after the city gave candidates the wrong district boundaries to collect signatures.

A diverse group of about a dozen people, some with backpacks, stand in in a plaza in front a tall building with a sign that reads "Laney College."
Posted inEducation Equity

Here’s another chance to get free tuition at these East Bay colleges

Azucena Rasilla headshot by Azucena Rasilla August 16, 2023August 16, 2023

Choose from over 800 classes because fall is free for the second year in a row at Laney and Merritt colleges.

Two women pointing at old photographs of their classmates from the 1970s and 1980s at the Renaissance School.
Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD once had a school dedicated to the arts. Former students reunited to remember it

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride August 15, 2023August 15, 2023

During the 1970s and 80s, the Renaissance School encouraged hundreds of Oakland middle and high-school students to pursue the creative arts.

OUSD school board sitting behind the dais during a meeting
Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD school board meetings are back. Here’s how to get involved

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride August 8, 2023August 9, 2023

With a vacancy in District 5, the Oakland Unified School District board will have only six voting members until a special election in November. The first public meeting is Wednesday, Aug. 9.

Overhead shot of two four-year-olds playing with colorful dominoes and other toys.
Posted inEducation Equity

First day of school at OUSD brings optimism and jitters

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride August 7, 2023August 7, 2023

With a teachers strike now behind them, OUSD leaders are shifting their focus to improving attendance and literacy rates in the upcoming year.

A letter board in the lobby of the Homies Empowerment Freedom School displays the school's phone number and website.
Posted inEducation Equity

Homies Empowerment is on track to open its Freedom School, despite burglary

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride August 4, 2023August 4, 2023

The East Oakland organization has raised more than $13,000 to replace laptops, sound equipment, and other tools that were stolen from its campus last weekend. The new school opens on Sept. 11.

Two girls in a pool holding onto the side with their heads under water.
Posted inEducation Equity

Summer ends soon for 34,000 Oakland kids. Why does school start so early?

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride August 3, 2023August 3, 2023

OUSD’s school year starts Monday, while school districts in Berkeley and San Francisco will still be on break.

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