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Oakland City Council's plan to tackle crime | Rift in local NAACP | Fired OPD chief feels 'vindicated' by new report | Broadway 'bulb-outs'

Tag: Oakland Unified School District

Posted inEducation Equity

Student homelessness in OUSD grew nearly 70% in 3 years

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride September 13, 2023September 13, 2023

Oakland Unified counted 1,780 unhoused students in 2023. We break down several factors responsible for the increase.

Posted inEducation Equity

How can Oakland Unified be more efficient? Report lays out plan, including school closures

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride August 24, 2023August 24, 2023

A majority of the school board is opposed to closures, but an agency recommended them to help the district improve services.

Classroom building at Fremont High School under construction.
Posted inEducation Equity

Want to help Oakland schools? OUSD needs volunteers for several citizen committees

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride August 22, 2023August 22, 2023

You can help to ensure that Oakland Unified is spending its tax dollars properly.

Two women pointing at old photographs of their classmates from the 1970s and 1980s at the Renaissance School.
Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD once had a school dedicated to the arts. Former students reunited to remember it

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride August 15, 2023August 15, 2023

During the 1970s and 80s, the Renaissance School encouraged hundreds of Oakland middle and high-school students to pursue the creative arts.

Overhead shot of two four-year-olds playing with colorful dominoes and other toys.
Posted inEducation Equity

First day of school at OUSD brings optimism and jitters

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride August 7, 2023August 7, 2023

With a teachers strike now behind them, OUSD leaders are shifting their focus to improving attendance and literacy rates in the upcoming year.

OUSD school board sitting behind the dais during a meeting
Posted inEducation Equity

Oakland teachers and school board agree on a contract—but it’ll come with budget cuts

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride June 29, 2023June 29, 2023

School district leadership applauded substantial raises for teachers but the board will need to make tough budget decisions or face insolvency.

OEA leaders Vilma Serrano, Ismael Armendariz, and Kampala Taiz-Rancifer speak to the media during a press conference following the end of the teachers strike outside Melrose Leadership Academy.
Posted inEducation Equity

OEAs ‘common good’ proposals are controversial. But Oakland teachers aren’t the first to demand them

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

The agreements regarding community schools, reparations for Black students, school closures, and student homelessness reflect a shift in what teachers unions are negotiating over.

A sign with "Strike for the schools that students deserve" on display in front of Glenview elementary marquee, which reads "We love you, Glenview teachers!"
Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD’s annual attendance fell 4% as a result of the teachers strike

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride May 25, 2023May 25, 2023

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.

A framed photo of David Sakurai sits next to a lit candle, with roses laying in front on an altar
Posted inEducation Equity

Rudsdale High honors David Sakurai, slain OUSD carpenter: ‘This was our brother’

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride May 23, 2023May 23, 2023

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.

Posted inRoad Safety

Broadway traffic endangers Oakland Tech students, so activists added a pop-up crosswalk

Avatar photo by Jose Fermoso May 18, 2023May 18, 2023

Traffic safety advocates partnered with Oakland Tech to slow cars down by removing a driving lane, creating a safe path across the road.

Oaklandside reporter Jose Fermoso, wearing all-black, is surrounded by a dozen high school students inside a classrom at Castlemont High School in East Oakland. A laptop is open to a presentation in the foreground.
Posted inHow We Work

Sharing our reporting on traffic safety and systems with high schoolers

Avatar photo by Jose Fermoso May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

The Oaklandside’s Jose Fermoso recently attended a public health summit at Castlemont High School.

Teachers, parents, and students—some wearing animal costumes—hold strike signs advocating for a fair contract outside of Glenview Elementary School in Oakland.
Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD strike reaches 1 week with no signs of ending soon

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride May 12, 2023May 12, 2023

Oakland teachers remained on picket lines as the union pushed back against statements from the district about the cost of its “common good” demands.

Outside of Manzanita Community School in Oakland, teachers and others carry signs on the picket line advocating for a fair contract and safe and racially just schools.
Posted inEducation Equity

Oakland teachers strike: OUSD and OEA at stalemate over ‘common good’ demands

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride May 8, 2023May 8, 2023

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.

oakland education association members stand with signs about a possible strike
Posted inEducation Equity

Oakland teachers vote to authorize strike

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride April 26, 2023May 3, 2023

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.

chairs stacked on top of desks in a classroom
Posted inEducation Equity

What’s happening with OUSD union negotiations? It depends who you ask

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride March 22, 2023May 3, 2023

The Oakland school board says cutbacks are necessary to afford raises, the teachers union disagrees, and some parents want more transparency.

marcie boyd standing over two students as they fill out worksheets in class
Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD adult education programs find new home at shuttered Parker campus

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

Now that adult education has a standalone school in East Oakland, many are hopeful that the programs can see a rebound.

Big white building with windows that appear to be covered
Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD’s abandoned Lake Merritt headquarters is getting a new life

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride February 1, 2023March 9, 2023

A coalition of youth, educators, and community groups are working to transform the property, which has sat vacant for 10 years.

police cars and yellow tape line the street in front of Rudsdale High School
Posted inEducation Equity

After Rudsdale shooting, Oakland schools grapple with questions of safety

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride October 17, 2022October 19, 2022

Recent gun violence has renewed discussions about campus security, two years after OUSD got rid of its police force.

Posted inEducation Equity

Parker Elementary occupation comes to a close

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride October 7, 2022October 11, 2022

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.

Posted inEducation Equity

2022 Election: What Oakland voters want for OUSD

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride and Tony Daquipa September 9, 2022September 14, 2022

Residents with a direct stake in Oakland schools share their thoughts about this year’s school board races.

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