We followed parents, students, a teacher, and a principal as they navigated both the hiccups and the wins of a strange semester’s start.
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How would Oakland students improve distance learning? We asked
Oakland teens asked each other how they feel about remote learning—and what they’d change if they could.
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OUSD reopening: Where the teachers’ union and the district disagree
As fall semester negotiations continue down to the wire, we lay out what the union and the district want point-by-point.
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Oakland teachers: No in-person classes until coronavirus cases taper off
Mired in negotiations with the school district, some teachers are calling for continued distance learning until the pandemic subsides.
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‘Pandemic pods’ gain popularity in Oakland, with questions about learning equity
Some OUSD families are investing in private learning groups. Community organizations are trying to support those that can’t.
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Teachers, parents, and students weigh in on OUSD’s reopening plan
The Oaklandside asked for your input on the school district’s COVID-19 safety plan for fall semester.
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What do you think about Oakland Unified’s school reopening plan?
The Oaklandside wants to hear from Oakland families and school staff.
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How will the fall semester work in Oakland public schools? Here’s what we know
Plans aren’t final, but the district is leaning towards a remote learning start, transitioning later to a hybrid model.
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Padres y maestros de Oakland indecisos si reanudar o no las clases en persona
El distrito se está inclinando hacia un modelo de aprendizaje híbrido, dividiendo las clases entre la casa y la escuela.
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How Oakland parents and teachers feel about returning to the classroom
The district is leaning towards a hybrid learning model, with some instruction at home and some in the classroom.
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Oakland Unified School District is seeking $735 million to improve schools
Board members decided which projects to prioritize, including campus improvements and a relocation of the central office.
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For youth activists looking to get involved, five Oakland organizations
The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t slowed the work of these groups, which are training the next generation of leaders.
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School board votes to defund, disband Oakland school police
$6 million will be redirected to programs that support “Black students and all students of color.”
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How Oakland Unified School District got its own police force
Police have been in Oakland schools for decades, and opposition has existed for just as long.
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Reporting on Oakland schools through an equity lens
Public education is facing a turning point in Oakland and across the country.
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Oakland Unified could end school police by December
The plan for what that could look like will include input from community members, school staff and the police department.
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A nine-year campaign to end Oakland school police may finally work
Organizers think this could be a turning point for removing police from Oakland schools. OUSD is the only Alameda County school district with its own police force.
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Oakland students may get to vote for school board members
A November ballot measure to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in school district elections would make Oakland the fifth U.S. city to lower its voting age.
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Summer school looms, but OUSD still struggles with its digital divide
Two weeks before the end of the school year, nearly 1,400 OUSD students still need a device at home, and about 3,400 still don’t have internet access.