Oakland school board green lights more tech restrictions in the classroom
This will be the last school year when Oakland students can pull out their laptops or Chromebooks to…
OUSD: dismal academic achievement numbers, debate over cell phone ban
At Wednesday’s meeting, the Oakland Unified School District board discussed disappointing data on academic achievement, mixed news on…
State budget brought good news for OUSD finances
At its first regular meeting of the school year, the Oakland Unified School District board got encouraging budget…
OUSD postpones superintendent search
The Oakland Unified School District will be without a permanent superintendent for at least another year, the latest…
OUSD board must make hard financial decisions, says county schools chief
Oakland Unified School District doesn’t have a revenue problem; it has a decision-making problem, according to Alameda County…
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 teachers avert strike, reach tentative deal with OUSD
The Oakland Education Association and Oakland Unified School District bargained late into the night on Thursday and reached…
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…
Oakland’s public schools have a facilities challenge
Even as the Oakland school board faces down a massive operating deficit this year, the district will also…