The Oakland Unified school board will discuss a resolution on Friday to delay all closures and mergers until next year.
Category: Education Equity
Calls to stop OUSD closure plan grow
Opponents say the closures will impact Black and brown families disproportionately and are asking the board to delay the plan. Protests continue, and many are looking to the state for a solution.
Oakland charters join chorus calling on California to change how it funds schools
With higher absence rates due to COVID, some school leaders say it’s time to stop tying attendance to funding.
After Mills merges with Northeastern, some students’ majors will no longer exist
Some students chose the 170-year-old Oakland college for its unique degrees. Where do they go now?
Oakland school board votes to close seven schools over the next two years
In the face of massive protests, OUSD directors scaled back their plan, but proceeded with closures to address budget problems.
Protests continue ahead of school board vote on OUSD closures
The Oakland Unified school board is expected to vote tonight on closing or merging more than a dozen schools this year and next.
Protesters caravan to school board members’ homes, denouncing OUSD closures
Dozens of students, educators, and parents drove to the homes of directors Sam Davis and Shanthi Gonzales on Thursday night, calling on them to reconsider the plan.
OUSD plan to close and merge schools is met with overwhelming opposition
Community members made their voices heard at a contentious school board meeting on Monday night, and at protests this week. The school board could make a final decision next week.
Tonight: Oakland school board looks at controversial school closures
District officials say closures and consolidations are needed to balance OUSD’s budget, but some parents and directors are adamantly opposed.
Oakland Unified delays student vaccine mandate
Enforcing the vaccine requirement this year would have likely pushed nearly 3,000 students out of school.
After 4 days of boycott, Oakland students say COVID demands have not been met
The students pledge to continue their protest until OUSD provides better testing at all schools. The teachers union is also calling for improved safety measures.
On day 1 of student boycott, teachers stage ‘sickout’ closing 3 Oakland schools
Oakland Unified School District has had student absence rates above 20% in January.
Oakland high schoolers prepare to ‘boycott’ over COVID safety
With omicron surging, over a thousand students have signed a petition calling on OUSD to do more to make campuses safer.
Here’s where Oakland Unified could make $50 million in budget cuts
The school board will vote by the end of the month on the reductions, which will impact school sites and central office staff.
Oakland schools are facing $50M in cuts. Here are some budget basics
With Oakland’s school board under pressure to make major reductions, we set out to answer questions about school finances, and provide resources for more digging.
Oakland teachers plan ‘sickout’ protest as omicron cases surge
Amid a spike in COVID cases, some educators are pressuring OUSD to provide weekly testing and KN95 face masks.
The year Oakland schools reopened
The biggest education news in 2021 was undoubtedly the reopening of schools during a pandemic.
Budget decisions loom for Oakland Unified, which faces a $40 million shortfall in coming year
District leaders emphasize the need to increase salaries, but OUSD also faces declining enrollment and attendance, which means less revenue.
‘We had no one to run it’: At one Oakland school, a 5-year quest to reopen the library
Educators say libraries should be a basic part of every child’s school experience. But Oakland Unified has struggled to maintain them for decades.
COVID forced OUSD’s independent study program to change. Some say for the worse.
The Sojourner Truth program previously served a couple hundred students with flexible schedules and in-person instruction. It’s been replaced by Zoom schooling for over a thousand.