The president of the 169-year-old school attributed the change to the pandemic, decreasing enrollment, and financial problems.
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Oakland Unified and teachers’ union reach tentative deal to reopen schools
Pre-K through second graders would be back in classrooms by the end of the month. Older students will return in April.
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High school athletes disappointed but undeterred by canceled basketball season
For the students on Oakland’s championship teams, the pandemic interrupted dreams of title glory and university scholarships.
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Most OUSD elementary school families want the option of returning to in-person learning, according to reopening survey
A survey for families with older students will go out in the next few weeks.
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Police-free schools: OUSD security officers are taking on a new role
With the elimination of the police department, the officers’ responsibilities will focus less on security and more on campus climate.
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Missing students, mental health, classroom fears: Cutting through the noise on school reopening in Oakland
As Oakland teachers get their shots and calls for public schools to reopen this spring get louder, we’re taking a close look at what’s at stake.
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Aurora’s new middle school opens this fall
Sponsored: Aurora, a school steeped in experiential and social-emotional learning, will open to a mixed cohort of 6th and 7th graders in the fall, followed by 8th graders in 2022.
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Families worried about merging Sankofa and Kaiser. How did the school community make it work?
Even during the pandemic, parents and staff from two very different Oakland schools have made time to find common ground.
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Have questions about vaccine safety and reopening Oakland schools? Doctors have answers
OUSD is hosting five virtual discussions about the safety of the vaccine, how coronavirus spreads, and how to lessen the risk of getting the virus.
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Summer school in Oakland will include in-person classes
The Oakland Unified School District is planning in-person instruction that will help students catch up after a year of distance learning challenges.