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Tag: School board Q&A

aimee eng posing in front of lincoln elementary
Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD director Aimee Eng on school closures and budget tradeoffs

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride November 7, 2022November 7, 2022

The District 2 director has been part of a tumultuous time in Oakland Unified School District history, serving through multiple superintendents, budget crises, a teacher strike, and school closures.

Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD board member Clifford Thompson talks charters, closures, and improving schools in deep East Oakland

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride October 5, 2022November 7, 2022

The District 7 school board director spoke to The Oaklandside about how being a teacher helps guide his decisions on the board.

Posted inEducation Equity

VanCedric Williams wants the OUSD school board to be smarter with its budget

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride August 22, 2022November 7, 2022

The veteran teacher and D3 director believes school closures aren’t the answer.

Posted inEducation Equity

Oakland’s newest school board director Kyra Mungia on putting students first

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride August 12, 2022November 7, 2022

After teaching at Horace Mann Elementary for three years, Mungia wanted to create bigger change in schools.

Posted inEducation Equity

Oakland school board member Mike Hutchinson is just getting started: ‘There is real work that lies ahead’

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride July 25, 2022November 7, 2022

OUSD’s District 5 school board director is now running his fourth campaign, for District 4, after the city redistricting process placed his home in a new zone.

Posted inEducation Equity

‘The story doesn’t start with closing schools’: School board president Gary Yee on the evolution of OUSD

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride July 19, 2022November 7, 2022

The District 4 director’s five decades of experience with Oakland schools gives him rare insight into the challenges and strengths of the district.

Posted inEducation Equity

What Oakland school board member Sam Davis wishes more people knew about school finances

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride July 5, 2022November 7, 2022

Starting with District 1, we’re talking to all seven OUSD directors about the issues facing the districts, their priorities, and what’s working in Oakland Unified.

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