Monday, August 24, 2020Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director [email protected] Oakland, CA — Oakland Unified School District announces its policy to serve nutritious meals every school day under the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and/or Afterschool Snack Program. Effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, children are eligible for free or reduced-price meals if the household…
The Oakland Education Week in Review: 8/17-8/23
Last week, predictable disparities in online learning, and OUSD budget update, some thoughts on improving distance learning, digital exclusion, the pandemic and the need to InternetForAll, OEA and OUSD agree on terms, removing barriers to access in tech, an opportunity to listen to foster youth, all than and much more, please read, share and get…
OUSD and Oakland Education Association Issue Joint Statement Announcing that OEA Members Have Voted to Ratify the Agreement on Distance Learning
Sunday, August 23, 2020Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director [email protected] OUSD and Oakland Education Association Issue Joint Statement Announcing that OEA Members Have Voted to Ratify the Agreement on Distance LearningOakland, CA — On Sunday evening, August 23, Oakland Unified School District and the Oakland Education Association (OEA) are releasing the joint statement below announcing that the members of…
Connecting with Kyla: My Heart Aches Because of all the Fires
Dear Oakland Community, After our second week of school, I write to you with a heavy heart because of all that’s happening in our world right now. As if a life-altering pandemic wasn’t enough, last week we had that sweltering heatwave, which was punctuated by the surprising and extremely dangerous lightning storm. As we know,…
Access Denied Ep. 7: Diversifying Tech by Removing Barriers (ft. Dr. Allison Scott, Lili Gangas, and Kennan Scott)
Welcome, to Access Denied, the tragic story of 15 million children locked outside the schoolhouse door and how we can fix that. My name is Dirk and I will your host. Today we will be talking with Allison Scott, Lili Gangas, and Kennan Scott, three trailblazers in tech and leaders in giving back