If Oakland’s school board doesn’t fill the vacant seat by July 1, the county will step in to call a special election.
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OUSD board member Shanthi Gonzales resigns
In a letter Monday, Gonzales condemned a lack of focus on student academic success and intimidation tactics by those who disagree with the board’s school closures plan.
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‘We’re going to continue to fight’: Oakland teachers strike over school closures
A last-minute effort by OUSD to stop the one-day strike failed on Thursday.
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OUSD to families: Keep students home this Friday
Oakland teachers announced a one-day strike over school closures, and district leaders say they won’t be able to cover staff absences.
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Outrage greets OUSD board at first in-person meeting since school-closures vote
School board members show no sign of reversing course, despite ongoing community opposition and a new charge of racial discrimination by the ACLU.
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Oakland parents fought to create La Escuelita. Now they’re fighting to save it
‘The little school,’ which grew out of a bilingual preschool, is getting smaller this year as part of OUSD’s school closure plan.
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What makes a ‘good school?’ Families share their reasons for choosing OUSD
While Oakland schools are seeing fewer students enroll each year, many families say the district has plenty to offer.
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Oakland school closures: Parker K-8’s close-knit community
Families at Parker—a nearly century-old school in East Oakland—aren’t going quietly.
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School closures: Community Day serves Oakland’s most vulnerable students. Where will they go?
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.
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Frustrated by OUSD closures, student leaders turn their gaze to school board elections
Students are eager to respond to the school board’s recent decisions with their newly won voting power in November.