The number of Black OUSD students has dropped significantly over the last 20 years, with many pointing to harmful policies as the reason.
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Kamala Harris surprised an Oakland childcare nonprofit with a major grant
The vice president, born in Oakland, gave $20,000 to the childcare organization BANANAS.
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Camping, self-care class, walking the dog: How Oakland students are coping during the pandemic
One group of students is surveying its peers on how their mental health has been affected by the pandemic and distance learning.
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OUSD could remove mention of charters from enrollment materials
The proposal is part of a wider effort by the school board to stabilize the number of students attending district schools.
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Bishop O’Dowd High School: Building on an East Bay tradition
The high school that’s served generations of local families will soon build a state-of-the-art sports, arts, and community facility to create a cutting-edge campus. (Sponsored)
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Oakland students advocating to change school mascot confront an entrenched opposition
McClymonds High School has used a Native American mascot for most of its century-long history, and students say it needs to change.
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An Oakland teacher on talking to her students about what happened in D.C.
Debora Gordon tries to keep her political views out of the classroom. Last week’s Capitol invasion challenged that practice.
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How to watch and participate in Oakland school board meetings
The OUSD school board has four new members and a host of challenges to resolve in 2021, including how to reopen schools and implement a new district-wide safety plan.
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Oakland child care providers face an uncertain future
A new federal stimulus bill and the COVID-19 vaccine should help, but small day care centers and workers say bouncing back is no guarantee.
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Parents are decidedly mixed over whether OUSD schools should reopen
Safety concerns, drawbacks of distance learning, and social isolation color families’ concerns as they weigh whether to return to school.
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New safety plan maps the future of Oakland schools without a police department
OUSD is redefining when it’s necessary to call police to school campuses, and creating a new department of culture and climate.
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An OUSD program pays substitute teachers to offer extra support in the pandemic—but not all schools know about it
Some substitute teachers have started their own campaign to help spread the word about this special program, and make sure teachers and principals take advantage of it.
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Las escuelas del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Oakland tienen un plan de reapertura. Esto es lo que significa
Las aulas escolares podrÃan abrir tan pronto como en enero. Pero el distrito aún tiene que negociar con el sindicato de maestros y las tasas de casos de COVID deben mejorar, lo que significa que muchas cosas aún pueden cambiar.
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Oakland Unified schools have a reopening plan. Here’s what it means
OUSD schools could open as early as January. But the district still has to negotiate with the teachers’ union and COVID case rates have to improve, which means a lot can still change.
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What Alameda County’s COVID surge might mean for OUSD’s reopening plans
Some parents say they want the teachers’ union and the district to come back to the bargaining table—and they want to be able to watch.
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New affordable housing program aims to help student teachers stay in Oakland
The Teacher Residency Program supports new educators for their first five years of teaching in Oakland Unified School District schools.
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Oakland voters approved both local school measures. Here’s what happens next
Thanks to voters, older students can now vote for school board members, and OUSD will get $735 million to improve schools. But there’s a few more hurdles first.
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Diversity, housing, police: Three topics to watch at this week’s school board meeting
With the fall semester winding down and new board members coming in January, the final two regular Oakland Unified school board meetings of the year will be tackling big issues.
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Oakland school board races come into view, and outgoing members reflect
The teacher’s union, which spent far less on races than other groups, saw a majority of their preferred candidates prevail.
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‘There’s a lot more work to do’: OUSD weighs changing enrollment rules to increase diversity
Three schools are proposing pilot programs while a district committee mulls potential system-wide changes.