Teens may get to vote in school board elections, graduations and honor rolls are starting, critical cuts to foster youth support, the fault in the City’s plan to address the digital divide, tough cuts are coming to budgets, looking at virtual special education and more, please read, share and get involved Oakland: City Council Places…
Connecting with Kyla, In the Absence of True Peace…
Saturday, May 30, 2020 Dear Oakland Community,I write today to join in the national call for justice as well to express my support of our students and families. I am outraged by George Floyd’s death at the hands of the police. This outrage is only heightened by the recent murder of Ahmad Arbery for simply…
Who Gets Paid and Who Gets Served, Why Oakland’s 12 Million Dollar Plan Wont Close the Digital Divide
I appreciate the generosity of those that gave to the so called “Oakland Undivided” campaign. There are literally thousands of underserved Oakland students who cannot get into the digital school house door. It was encouraging to see the fundraising goal met in less than a week. I am a lot less encouraged by the actual…
Oakland Unified School District Teams up with Oakland’s own Network Television Station, KTVU, to Celebrate Class of 2020 & All District Students
PRESS RELEASE Wednesday, May 27, 2020Contact: John SasakiCommunications Director [email protected] Oakland, CA — For the Class of 2020, this graduation season has been anything but normal. Because most schools are using online tools to hold their commencement ceremonies, OUSD wanted to do something additional to celebrate our graduating seniors and all students who are rising in grade…
Youth Beat to Host Virtual Screening Party to Celebrate and Support OUSD’s Aspiring Filmmakers
These young people do amazing work, looking forward to this