Oakland Unified counted 1,780 unhoused students in 2023. We break down several factors responsible for the increase.
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How can Oakland Unified be more efficient? Report lays out plan, including school closures
A majority of the school board is opposed to closures, but an agency recommended them to help the district improve services.
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Want to help Oakland schools? OUSD needs volunteers for several citizen committees
You can help to ensure that Oakland Unified is spending its tax dollars properly.
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OUSD once had a school dedicated to the arts. Former students reunited to remember it
During the 1970s and 80s, the Renaissance School encouraged hundreds of Oakland middle and high-school students to pursue the creative arts.
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First day of school at OUSD brings optimism and jitters
With a teachers strike now behind them, OUSD leaders are shifting their focus to improving attendance and literacy rates in the upcoming year.
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Oakland teachers and school board agree on a contract—but it’ll come with budget cuts
School district leadership applauded substantial raises for teachers but the board will need to make tough budget decisions or face insolvency.
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OEAs ‘common good’ proposals are controversial. But Oakland teachers aren’t the first to demand them
The agreements regarding community schools, reparations for Black students, school closures, and student homelessness reflect a shift in what teachers unions are negotiating over.
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OUSD’s annual attendance fell 4% as a result of the teachers strike
Oakland’s superintendent urged the school board to act now to avoid another strike in 2025. Also: A special election will be held for the vacant D5 seat.
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Rudsdale High honors David Sakurai, slain OUSD carpenter: ‘This was our brother’
Family and community members memorialized Sakurai with a peace garden and pergola at the alternative high school in the East Oakland hills, where he was shot last September.
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Broadway traffic endangers Oakland Tech students, so activists added a pop-up crosswalk
Traffic safety advocates partnered with Oakland Tech to slow cars down by removing a driving lane, creating a safe path across the road.
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Sharing our reporting on traffic safety and systems with high schoolers
The Oaklandside’s Jose Fermoso recently attended a public health summit at Castlemont High School.
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OUSD strike reaches 1 week with no signs of ending soon
Oakland teachers remained on picket lines as the union pushed back against statements from the district about the cost of its “common good” demands.
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Oakland teachers strike: OUSD and OEA at stalemate over ‘common good’ demands
OUSD Board President Mike Hutchinson said some of the issues fall outside of the OEA contract. But three board members are calling on the district to bargain over them.
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Oakland teachers vote to authorize strike
The teachers union and OUSD have been negotiating since October. This week’s vote by members clears a path for the union’s leadership to declare a strike.
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What’s happening with OUSD union negotiations? It depends who you ask
The Oakland school board says cutbacks are necessary to afford raises, the teachers union disagrees, and some parents want more transparency.
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OUSD adult education programs find new home at shuttered Parker campus
Now that adult education has a standalone school in East Oakland, many are hopeful that the programs can see a rebound.
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OUSD’s abandoned Lake Merritt headquarters is getting a new life
A coalition of youth, educators, and community groups are working to transform the property, which has sat vacant for 10 years.
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After Rudsdale shooting, Oakland schools grapple with questions of safety
Recent gun violence has renewed discussions about campus security, two years after OUSD got rid of its police force.
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Parker Elementary occupation comes to a close
After 125 days, the group occupying the Parker school building to keep it from closing ended their protest and the school board voted on a new use for the facility.
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2022 Election: What Oakland voters want for OUSD
Residents with a direct stake in Oakland schools share their thoughts about this year’s school board races.
