The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), responding to ongoing parent and teacher protests against school closings at school board meetings , moved this week’s Board of...
The Board of Education and administration of the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) are facing a barrage of public criticism after the arrest and injury of...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Celebrating its fourth anniversary, Blavity, Inc. – home to the largest network of platforms and lifestyle brands serving the multifaceted lives of...
Chanting “No school closures, Oakland is not for sale,” teachers, parents, students took over the dais and shut down a Sept. 25 school board meeting at...
OAKLAND POST — Facing an angry standing-room only crowd of parents, students and teachers who booed their decision, the board voted 5-2 in favor of the “merger”...
The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Oakland Board of Education voted this week to close Kaiser Elementary School and move as many of the school’s staff...
OAKLAND POST — Student organizers with Oakland Kids First (OKF) secured $3.6 million over the next two years to improve healthy food options for Oakland public...
Questions are being raised by members of the community whether city staff, funds and resources have been improperly utilized to support Oakland Promise, an education nonprofit...
Running into a wall of outrage from school families and community groups, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) administration and the Oakland Board of Education are...
NNPA ESSA MEDIA CAMPAIGN — Young knows firsthand the aggravation of dealing with the Oakland school lottery. She also understands the anxiety parents feel not knowing...
The district also is beginning the process of selling or leasing school properties. The Board of Education is moving ahead with a second set of school...
A recent report produced by the Fiscal Crisis Management and Assistance Team (FCMAT) reveals how under a recently passed state law, AB 1840, the Alameda County...
Oakland students are supporting their teachers’ call for a 12 percent salary increase, more investments in students, an end to school closures, and the hiring of...
Pressure is mounting as Oakland teachers and their supporters push for decreased class sizes, a 12 percent pay increase for educators, the hiring of more counselors,...
A group of community leaders and activists came together Thursday to call on the state to increase funding for Oakland public schools and to end the...
Alix Black, a 5th grade teacher at Franklin Elementary, and Elisabeth Donley, an art teacher at Hillcrest School, hold up signs and chant ‘No cuts for...
Board of Education President James Harris (right) and Elsa Ortiz, president of the AC Transit Board of Directors presented an update to community members about what...
By the Justice for Oakland Students Coalition How is it possible for Oakland Unified School District to receive an additional $100 million in new funding over...
School district leaders sent a “critical budget” memo to all staff this week announcing an immediate freeze on spending at schools and central office departments, saying...
The Educational Coalition for Hispanics in Oakland (ECHO) and The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) on Saturday, April 15 will honor over 3,000 Latino students who...
By Charles Cole Recently, the NAACP called for a moratorium on charter schools, which would deal a blow to African-American families and their right to...
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland in partnership with Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has launched an innovative construction pre-apprenticeship pilot program as part of the hospital’s...
Lance Jackson, a $30,000-a-month, $360,000-a-year consultant hired by the Oakland Unified School District, has entered his second school year at the helm of the district’s Facilities...
McClymonds High School is making new waves with the reopening this week of its school pool this week, which has been shuttered for eight years....
By Michael B Hudson, CMT Integration Inc. Having the opportunity to utilize current technology in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) is always a...