A longtime educator, Lerma will join the board at a time when district officials are faced with balancing the budget and stabilizing enrollment.
Tag: OUSD school board special election 2023
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OUSD special election results: Jorge Lerma leads in early vote count
District 5’s new rep on the school board will provide a pivotal vote on issues like school closures, the budget, and enrollment.
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OUSD Special Election: Who’s supporting Jorge Lerma and Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez?
The Oakland Board of Education candidates have raised thousands in the race to represent D5. Contributors include teachers, charter school leaders, current and former school board members, and labor unions.
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Oakland students grill school board candidates at youth-led forum
16 and 17-year-olds still can’t vote, but they posed tough questions to District 5 candidates Jorge Lerma and Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez on Thursday night.
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Meet Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez, candidate for Oakland school board
The community organizer is one of two candidates in the Nov. 7 special election for the District 5 seat on the OUSD board.
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Meet Jorge Lerma, candidate for Oakland school board
The former teacher and principal is one of two candidates competing in a special election to fill the vacant OUSD District 5 seat.
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Fruitvale parents weigh in at District 5 school board candidate forum
Student achievement, family involvement, and charter schools were the big topics at the event, hosted by Families in Action.
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OUSD special election candidates are back on the ballot
Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez and Jorge Lerma were told they didn’t qualify to run for the vacant District 5 seat due to confusion over district boundaries during the signature-gathering process.
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Major city error leaves no candidates in Oakland school board election
The District 5 special election is in disarray after the city gave candidates the wrong district boundaries to collect signatures.
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OUSD is holding a special election for District 5. Here’s what you need to know, and why it matters
The Oakland school board seat representing Fruitvale has been vacant since March, contributing to political deadlock. The filing deadline for candidates is Aug. 11.
