Early returns suggest Measure L short of required votes
Measure L, the $195 parcel tax that would have raise money for teacher salary increases, was receiving 58 percent approval in early returns tonight, with just over 10 percent of precincts reporting....
View ArticleSchool board hears grief over shooting, examines budget
Teachers in Oakland can expect a 2 percent raise next year, but that was the only positive budget news from Wednesday night’s school board meeting. The district is expecting to lose more of its state...
View ArticleSchool board hears complaints on budget cuts, death of Raheim Brown
When the first 45 minutes of public commentary were exhausted at Wednesday night’s school board meeting, there were still 37 speaker cards on file with the board secretary. The most popular message?...
View ArticleOUSD school closures vote Wed follows years of creating small schools, then...
The Oakland Unified School District's controversial proposal to close five elementary schools this fall, and more in coming years, follows a multi-year program of encouraging small small...
View ArticleOakland School Board plans to appoint Gary Yee as acting superintendent
Following the surprising resignation of Superintendent Tony Smith three weeks ago, the Oakland School Board announced Monday morning its plan to appoint board director Gary Yee as acting...
View ArticleSchool building dedicated to longtime elementary educator
Caroline Chin Yee, a veteran Oakland educator who died earlier this year, was honored with Wednesday's dedication of an education annex at the school she attended as a child and served as principal.
View ArticleMeasure N would expand college and career readiness programs in high schools,...
Measure N is a parcel tax that, if passed on Tuesday, would direct funds towards college and career preparation programs in Oakland's high schools.
View ArticleSix months in, new schools head Antwan Wilson pushing his “roadmap” for a...
Oakland's superintendent of schools Antwan Wilson has been at the helm for six months. The midwest-raised leader credits his mother, a passion for civil rights, and growing up poor for molding him...
View ArticleProtesters at OUSD school board meeting decry school closures
Protesters temporarily disrupted the October 10 school board meeting, during which members discussed an Opportunity Ticket for students affected by school closures and debated redrawing Kaiser...
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