OUSD press releaseOakland, CA — Eleanor Wikstrom from Skyline High School has a unique set of skills. She studies as hard as anyone, pulling a 4.0 GPA that has her heading to Harvard University in the fall. She is such an effective orator that she has taken first place in OUSD’s Annual Martin Luther King Jr.…

Monday, May 11, 2020 Dear Oakland Community,Eight weeks ago, we closed schools for in person instruction. Since then our world has been turned upside down as we deal with the effects of this health crisis. Our focus has been on meeting immediate needs – providing food, diapers and other necessities, raising money for direct aid,…

“Nuestra Gente Unida – Our People United” OUSD press releaseOakland – The OUSD Office of Equity Latino Student Achievement (LSA) and Oakland Latino Educators (OLE) will celebrate 3,321 Latino students in grades 6 through 12, who have maintained a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher and who are on track to go to…

OUSD press releaseOakland, CA — The 2019-20 school year is anything but normal, with schools still shut down more than seven weeks into the coronavirus closure. But what is normal is that OUSD continues to celebrate the outstanding work of our staff. Through all the uncertainty, teachers have continued to support our students and their families.…

OUSD press releaseOakland, CA — Two young men who both played football at McClymonds High School signed with professional football teams last weekend as free agents after the 2020 NFL draft. Safety Javin White from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) signed with the (formerly Oakland) Raiders and quarterback Kevin Davidson of Princeton University signed…