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Tag: Oakland Unified School District

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Oakland school closures: Parker K-8’s close-knit community

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride March 15, 2022, 5:32 p.m.March 15, 2022, 5:36 p.m.

Families at Parker—a nearly century-old school in East Oakland—aren’t going quietly.

students in classroom
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OUSD will keep its mask mandate—for now

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride March 10, 2022, 12:00 p.m.March 18, 2022, 4:29 p.m.

In two weeks, Oakland Unified School District may allow students to stop wearing masks outdoors. Plus: Officials presented a budget update at Wednesday’s school board meeting.

students walking to class at Community Day School
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School closures: Community Day serves Oakland’s most vulnerable students. Where will they go?

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride March 9, 2022, 12:00 p.m.March 15, 2022, 4:25 p.m.

Educators at OUSD’s only alternative school for expelled students fear some may not be ready to transition out when the campus closes later this year.

Posted inEducation Equity

Why do so many families opt out of OUSD schools? It’s complicated

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride March 7, 2022, 12:25 p.m.July 7, 2022, 9:42 a.m.

Thousands of children who live in Oakland don’t attend district schools. We spoke to four families about why they decided to leave.

Posted inEducation Equity

Frustrated by OUSD closures, student leaders turn their gaze to school board elections

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Feb. 28, 2022, 5:20 p.m.March 17, 2022, 11:35 a.m.

Students are eager to respond to the school board’s recent decisions with their newly won voting power in November.

Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD board rejects plan to postpone school closures

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Feb. 19, 2022, 9:11 a.m.Feb. 19, 2022, 9:35 a.m.

The board’s decision may lead to more protests and hunger strikes, including from students.

Posted inEducation Equity

Oakland educators poised to end hunger strike over school closures

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Feb. 18, 2022, 5:54 p.m.Feb. 19, 2022, 9:26 a.m.

Andre San-Chez and Moses Omolade have gone 18 days without eating.

Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD board calls emergency meeting to discuss postponing school closures

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Feb. 17, 2022, 7:38 p.m.Feb. 17, 2022, 7:49 p.m.

The Oakland Unified school board will discuss a resolution on Friday to delay all closures and mergers until next year.

Posted inEducation Equity

Calls to stop OUSD closure plan grow

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Feb. 17, 2022, 12:42 p.m.Feb. 17, 2022, 12:42 p.m.

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.

person holding a sign that says no school closures
Posted inEducation Equity

Oakland school board votes to close seven schools over the next two years

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Feb. 9, 2022, 9:50 a.m.Feb. 9, 2022, 9:57 a.m.

In the face of massive protests, OUSD directors scaled back their plan, but proceeded with closures to address budget problems.

COVID-19 vaccine site at Fremont High School.
Posted inEducation Equity

Oakland Unified delays student vaccine mandate

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Jan. 27, 2022, 12:51 p.m.Jan. 27, 2022, 1:07 p.m.

Enforcing the vaccine requirement this year would have likely pushed nearly 3,000 students out of school.

Posted inEducation Equity

Here’s where Oakland Unified could make $50 million in budget cuts

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Jan. 13, 2022, 4:11 p.m.Jan. 13, 2022, 4:26 p.m.

The school board will vote by the end of the month on the reductions, which will impact school sites and central office staff.

teacher rally
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Oakland teachers plan ‘sickout’ protest as omicron cases surge

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Jan. 6, 2022, 4:46 p.m.Jan. 7, 2022, 9:15 a.m.

Amid a spike in COVID cases, some educators are pressuring OUSD to provide weekly testing and KN95 face masks.

Posted inEducation Equity

The year Oakland schools reopened

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Dec. 27, 2021, 9:00 a.m.Jan. 7, 2022, 9:15 a.m.

The biggest education news in 2021 was undoubtedly the reopening of schools during a pandemic.

sign on top of chairs in the library
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Budget decisions loom for Oakland Unified, which faces a $40 million shortfall in coming year

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Dec. 17, 2021, 11:55 a.m.Dec. 17, 2021, 11:55 a.m.

District leaders emphasize the need to increase salaries, but OUSD also faces declining enrollment and attendance, which means less revenue.

school library
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‘We had no one to run it’: At one Oakland school, a 5-year quest to reopen the library

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Dec. 15, 2021, 12:12 p.m.Dec. 17, 2021, 10:04 a.m.

Educators say libraries should be a basic part of every child’s school experience. But Oakland Unified has struggled to maintain them for decades.

six-year-old child using laptop for school
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COVID forced OUSD’s independent study program to change. Some say for the worse.

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Dec. 8, 2021, 5:18 p.m.Dec. 9, 2021, 9:07 a.m.

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.

Posted inEducation Equity

Oakland’s student vaccine mandate: Here’s what you need to know

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Dec. 2, 2021, 4:23 p.m.Jan. 27, 2022, 1:00 p.m.

Most OUSD students 12 and up will need to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 1 to continue going to school in person.

OUSD school board members sitting behind the dais
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Alameda County could intervene in OUSD over budget concerns

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Nov. 18, 2021, 5:20 p.m.Jan. 7, 2022, 9:16 a.m.

Declining enrollment and heavy reliance on one-time funds has imperiled the district’s finances, county Superintendent L.K. Monroe warned.

Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell talked with kindergarten students at Lockwood STEAM Academy on the first day of school. Face masks are mandatory, and on Aug. 11 Gov. Newsom announced all school staff must be vaccinated or tested.
Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD is crafting a plan to better serve Black students. Have ideas?

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Nov. 12, 2021, 5:07 p.m.Jan. 7, 2022, 9:17 a.m.

Oakland Unified is getting ready to implement its reparations resolution for Black students, and wants to hear from the public. Here’s how to participate.

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