OUSD takes up screen time rules
At Wednesday’s Oakland Unified School District board meeting, directors tackled the contentious question of student screen time, taking…
Cellphone ban in Oakland public schools starts in August
When students return to school on Aug. 10, they’ll have to turn in their phones at the beginning…
OUSD postpones superintendent search
The Oakland Unified School District will be without a permanent superintendent for at least another year, the latest…
California school districts issue thousands of pink slips
A version of this article first appeared on EdSource. In late February, the Oakland school board approved more than…
OUSD has two new labor contracts. How will it afford them?
An interim budget report presented Wednesday revealed little new information about Oakland Unified School District’s budget situation; crucially,…
Oakland orders school district to pay past election costs
Oakland Unified School District has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by the city and pay nearly $1…
OUSD board approves 421 staff layoffs
In the middle of tense contract negotiations with its teachers union, the Oakland Unified School District board approved…
OUSD plans to slash two-thirds of the district’s central office; $50M more in cuts loom
At a contentious school board meeting on Wednesday night, community members lambasted an Oakland Unified School District budget…
Oakland schools brace for staff layoffs
Over the last few weeks, school leaders across Oakland have called emergency meetings with parent leaders to share…
Barbara Lee has yet to confirm she’s running for mayor — but she’s raised $31,000
Oakland residents voted last April for a new mayor. In just a few months, they’ll get to do…
Oakland schools’ budget plan plunders earmarks to reduce general fund deficit
Tensions are running high in Oakland Unified School District as the board faces a quickly approaching deadline to…
Oakland school board re-elects leadership as senior staff exit in contentious departures
At its first meeting of the calendar year, the Oakland Unified School District board re-elected Jennifer Brouhard and…