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Tag: School closures

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, 2023, 9:50 a.m.March 9, 2023, 4:42 p.m.

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

Moses Omolade and Andre San-Chez smiling together in a photo
Posted inEducation Equity

A year after Oakland educators went on hunger strike, was the protest successful?

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Feb. 22, 2023, 4:55 p.m.Feb. 22, 2023, 6:01 p.m.

The Oaklandside spoke with Moses Omolade and Andre San-Chez a year after the two Westlake Middle School educators stopped eating to protest school closures.

Posted inEducation Equity

Keeping schools open means tough budget decisions for OUSD board

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Jan. 26, 2023, 3:01 p.m.Jan. 26, 2023, 4:08 p.m.

The board reversed a plan to close six schools, but keeping them open will require tens of millions of dollars, a new report says.

Posted inEducation Equity

How will OUSD afford to keep schools open?

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Jan. 19, 2023, 9:46 a.m.March 9, 2023, 4:42 p.m.

Oakland’s school board voted to stop school closures. Now it must prove to the Alameda County superintendent that the district can afford it.

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

Oakland school closures won’t happen, after all

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Jan. 11, 2023, 11:27 p.m.Jan. 13, 2023, 9:10 a.m.

Five schools that were slated for closure this year will remain open, after the newly formed OUSD board voted to change course.

a woman and a child at a podium in the auditorium at La Escuelita addressing the OUSD school board
Posted inEducation Equity

Oakland school closures may not happen under new OUSD board

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Dec. 8, 2022, 1:59 p.m.Dec. 8, 2022, 5:00 p.m.

The new school board will also grapple with maintaining a stable budget, improving literacy rates, and establishing a culture of consensus in the long-embattled district.

Posted inEducation Equity

Parker Elementary occupation comes to a close

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Oct. 7, 2022, 12:36 p.m.Oct. 11, 2022, 2:01 p.m.

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 Sept. 9, 2022, 9:00 a.m.Sept. 14, 2022, 1:26 p.m.

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

max orozco speaking during press conference
Posted inEducation Equity

Parker elementary supporters call for investigation into clash with OUSD security

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Aug. 11, 2022, 12:55 p.m.Aug. 11, 2022, 3:48 p.m.

The organizers, who have been occupying the school since May, also said they intend to file a lawsuit against the school district and officials.

Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD security staff clash with protesters at Parker Elementary

Avatar photo by David DeBolt Aug. 5, 2022, 11:49 a.m.Aug. 5, 2022, 4:59 p.m.

A two-month occupation by community members opposing the school’s closure came to a head on Thursday evening.

students wearing caps and gowns sitting on stage with certificates
Posted inEducation Equity

Parker Community School supporters celebrate a summer of protest

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride Aug. 1, 2022, 3:07 p.m.Aug. 1, 2022, 4:41 p.m.

While the occupation of the East Oakland school hasn’t ended, organizers are turning their sights to the upcoming school year, when five more OUSD schools will close.

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, 2022, 9:00 a.m.Nov. 7, 2022, 2:38 p.m.

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, 2022, 11:01 a.m.Nov. 7, 2022, 2:33 p.m.

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

a woman and a child at a podium in the auditorium at La Escuelita addressing the OUSD school board
Posted inEducation Equity

Effort to prevent Oakland school closures fails

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride June 30, 2022, 12:00 p.m.June 30, 2022, 11:26 a.m.

At its last meeting this school year, the Oakland Unified School District board reaffirmed its decision to close, shrink, or merge 11 schools by 2024.

Posted inEducation Equity

D6, school closures, OUSD budget: Here’s what the board has to tackle before starting summer break

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride June 27, 2022, 3:35 p.m.June 27, 2022, 3:48 p.m.

It’s been a volatile year for the board—one director quit altogether. Here’s where some remaining hot-button issues stand.

signs to keep school open lean against a podium at an OUSD board meeting
Posted inEducation Equity

Oakland school board votes against delaying school closures again

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride June 23, 2022, 3:00 p.m.June 23, 2022, 4:40 p.m.

The OUSD board also granted Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell a three-month sabbatical and interviewed candidates for the District 6 seat this week.

signs leaning against the wall at parker
Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD board faces demands from Parker elementary protesters

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride June 9, 2022, 1:44 p.m.June 9, 2022, 1:44 p.m.

Also: A tax measure to support college and career readiness for Oakland students could be on the ballot in November.

Photos: Inside the community school started by families protesting the closure of Parker elementary
Posted inEducation Equity

Photos: Inside the community school started by families protesting the closure of Parker elementary

Avatar photo by Amir Aziz June 2, 2022, 2:10 p.m.June 2, 2022, 2:14 p.m.

We visited the campus on the last official day of instruction, and on the first day of the volunteer-led school.

Posted inEducation Equity

Parker elementary families don’t want their school to close. So they’ve taken it over

Ashley McBride headshot by Ashley McBride June 1, 2022, 4:31 p.m.June 1, 2022, 6:37 p.m.

A group of Oakland moms and their children are offering their own “community school” on campus.

Posted inEducation Equity

OUSD board to appoint District 6 replacement for Shanthi Gonzales

by Zhe Wu May 12, 2022, 12:01 p.m.May 12, 2022, 12:12 p.m.

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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